Los juicios "de repetundis" y su trasfondo político en época de Cicerón
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2025
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García Gérboles, L. (2025). Los juicios "de repetundis" y su trasfondo político en época de Cicerón. RIDROM. Revista Internacional De Derecho Romano, 35(1), 183–222. https://doi.org/10.17811/ridrom.35.1.2025.183-222
Abstract
El análisis de los posibles condicionamientos histórico‑políticos que influyen en el desarrollo de los juicios por "crimen repetundarum" en la República romana tardía, y en particular en la época de Cicerón, permite apreciar cómo los tribunales se convierten en escenarios de disputa política y electoral, reflejando las tensiones y transformaciones estructurales de la República en su fase final. Con este objetivo, se examina la concentración temporal de los juicios "de repetundis" y la presencia de motivaciones políticas subyacentes a cada uno de ellos, identificándose diversas finalidades estrechamente vinculadas al contexto político prevalente en cada periodo.
Ciertamente, no todos los juicios están manipulados, pero en la mayoría se advierten condicionamientos ajenos al "crimen repetundarum", como estrategias procesales orientadas a obtener mejores condiciones para el acusado; intereses electorales dirigidos a alterar su carrera política; rivalidades entre facciones senatoriales y populares o enfrentamientos personales; y, por último, ambiciones individuales encaminadas a alcanzar prominencia y notoriedad.
The analysis of the possible historical and political factors that influenced the developmentof trials for crimen repetundarumin the late Roman Republic, and specifically during Cicero's time, allows to understand that the courts become arenas for political and electoral disputes, reflecting the tensions and structural transformations of the Republic in its final phase. With this objective in mind, we analyse the temporal concentration derepetundistrials and the underlying political motivations behind each of them, recognising various purposes, all closely linked to the prevailing political context of each period. Certainly, not all trials are manipulated, but we do find in most of them some conditions unrelated to the crimen repetundarum, such as procedural strategies seeking better conditions for the accused; electoral interests seeking to alter the political career of the accused; rivalries between senatorial and popular factions or personal confrontations; and, finally, individual interests in achieving prominence and notoriety.
The analysis of the possible historical and political factors that influenced the developmentof trials for crimen repetundarumin the late Roman Republic, and specifically during Cicero's time, allows to understand that the courts become arenas for political and electoral disputes, reflecting the tensions and structural transformations of the Republic in its final phase. With this objective in mind, we analyse the temporal concentration derepetundistrials and the underlying political motivations behind each of them, recognising various purposes, all closely linked to the prevailing political context of each period. Certainly, not all trials are manipulated, but we do find in most of them some conditions unrelated to the crimen repetundarum, such as procedural strategies seeking better conditions for the accused; electoral interests seeking to alter the political career of the accused; rivalries between senatorial and popular factions or personal confrontations; and, finally, individual interests in achieving prominence and notoriety.









