person
Petillius Capitolinus
also: Capitolinus
A man tried (and acquitted) for theft, reputedly of Jupiter's Capitoline crown; the disingenuous 'defense' of him is Horace's example of veiled malice.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.4 Petillius Capitolinus
A man tried and acquitted of theft (reputedly of Jupiter's Capitoline crown); the back-handed 'defense' of him exemplifies the veiled malice Horace disowns.