Hello everyone,
I am having some trouble understanding chapter 48 of Bellum Catilinae, namely expression in piece 6
tantam rem esset mentitus
I am having some trouble understanding chapter 48 of Bellum Catilinae, namely expression in piece 6
tantam rem esset mentitus
how should I understand tantam rem esset mentitus ? Mentior is usually used with preposition in or de, why accusative?Itaque consulente Cicerone frequens senatus decernit Tarquini indicium falsum videri eumque in vinculis retinendum neque amplius potestatem faciundam, nisi de eo indicaret, cuius consilio tantam rem esset mentitus.