X’s letters are
often credited for initiating the 14th-century Renaissance in public affairs, humanism, and
classical Roman culture. As the legend goes, X was
being carried away on a litter (palanquin) when he was finally tracked down by
Mark Antony’s men. He calmly ordered his men to put the litter down, and held
his neck out to be cut in a gladiatorial gesture. His last eloquent words are
said to be “There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do
try to kill me properly."
According to Cassius Dio, Antony's wife took X's head,
pulled out his tongue, and jabbed it repeatedly with her hairpin in final revenge against X's power of
speech.
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