Talk:Marcus Scribonius Libo
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Libo Drusus was accused of plotting against the Emperor's life through the practice of necromancy; he didn't do anything more according to Tacitus than employ the services of a necromancer and inquire after the time of Tiberius' demise; it was after this incident I think that all inquiries through divination as to the time of death of the Emperors were deemed a capital offence. The case of Libo Drusus' trial is important according to Tacitus because of the fact that it was the first instance of delatio, i.e. of snitching against fellow citizens in the interests of the absolutist rule of the Empire, a phenomenon which grew to gigantic proportions only to culminate to Domitian's Terror, which Tacitus survived. I think these two issues are too important to ommit in an article about Libo Drusus; his case is becoming more significant with these taken into account. Lucius Domitius 13:00, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
I should add that the article seems to be taking into account only Tacitus' version of the events; Suetonius, Dio, Velleius, and the Fasti Amiterni paint the picture of Libo as a dangerous conspirator against Tiberius, not a harmless fool. Lucius Domitius 20:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
