Clodius, while curule aedile in 56 BCE,…

Clodius, while curule aedile in 56 BCE, impeaches Milo for public violence (de vi) while defending his house against the attacks of Clodius' gang, and also charges him with keeping armed bands in his service.

Judicial proceedings are hindered by violent outbreaks, and the matter is finally dropped.

The laws proposed by the triumvirs are duly passed by the Senate.

Cicero has tried to reintegrate himself into politics, but his attack on a bill of Caesar's proves unsuccessful.

The conference at Luca forces Cicero to make a recantation and pledge his support to the triumvirate.

With this, a cowed Cicero retreats to his literary works.