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The Latin phrase cīvis Rōmānus sum (Classical Latin: [ˈkiːwis roːˈmaːnus ˈsũː]; "I am (a) Roman citizen") is a phrase used in Cicero's In Verrem as a plea for the legal rights of a Roman citizen.[1] When travelling across the Roman Empire, safety was said to be guaranteed to anyone who declared, "civis Romanus sum".
- ^ Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "In Verrem". Latin Texts and Translations (in English and Latin). Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
...except these words, 'I am a citizen of Rome'. He fancied that by this one statement of his citizenship he could ward off all blows.