That same consulship witnessed a horrible instance of misery and
brutality. A father as defendant, a son as prosecutor,
(Vibius Serenus
was the name of both) were brought before the Senate;
the father, dragged
from exile in filth and squalor now stood in irons,
while the son pleaded
for his guilt. With studious elegance of dress and
cheerful looks, the
youth, at once accuser and witness, alleged a plot
against the emperor
and that men had been sent to Gaul to excite |