person
Gaius Memmius
Memmius
also: C. Memmius
Gaius Memmius, tribune of the plebs (designate for 111 BC), a fierce popularis orator who exposed the nobility's collusion with Jugurtha; Sallust gives his speech in full at section 31.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §27 Gaius Memmius
Tribune-elect of the plebs and a forceful popularis orator; he forced the Jugurthine scandal before the people and drives the political crisis of these chapters.