books.google.co.uk - Roman senators and equestrians were always vulnerable to prosecution for their official conduct, especially since politically motivated accusations were common. When charged with a crime in Republican Rome, such men had a choice concerning their fate. They could either remain in Rome and face possible...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/A_History_of_Exile_in_the_Roman_Republic.html?id=xVcg88VRu28C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA History of Exile in the Roman Republic