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Murena was not at all happy with this and had to be calmed throughout by young Clodius, his campaign manager, who sat beside him day after day and tried to keep his spirits up by witty remarks.

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It proved to be a good omen: when their ballots were counted Murena was acquitted by a huge majority.

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We were back in Rome by the Ides of April, and Cicero at once set about making discreet contact with Murena.

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But as it turned out Cicero put a surprising amount of humor into that speech, memorably contrasting the claims of Servius and Murena for the consulship.

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THE TRIAL OF the consul-elect, Lucius Murena, on a charge of electoral corruption began on the Ides of November and was scheduled to last two weeks.

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Catulus, Isauricus, Hortensius, the Lucullus brothers, Silanus, Murena, even Cato, who was now a tribune-elect alongside Nepos—each was drawn aside and given a whispered briefing.

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Taken together with Silanus and Murena, that made fourteen men of consular rank all arguing for the same punishment.

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While the companies 'chief executives were said to have a good relationship, Renault's engineering and product-management teams questioned Matra's ability to develop a successful car, given its modest achievements with previous models (such as the Bagheera, Murena and Rancho).

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“Lucius Murena,” said Servius, naming a former legate of Lucullus who was presently the governor of Further Gaul.

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Was it when they went inside to find not just Cicero but the two consuls-elect, Silanus and Murena, and the principal leaders of the Senate—Catulus, Isauricus, Hortensius, Lucullus, and several others—all of whom Cicero had summoned to witness the proceedings?

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