Publius Terentius Afer Vat. lat. 3868, fol. 2r 9th Century   Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy of a 3rd Century bust

Terence (d. ca. 159 B.C.E.) Cicero (d. 43 B.C.E.) and the Ancient Romans Understood The Tyranny of Law Lex ≠ Ius Ius summum saepe Summa est malitia Terence, Heauton Timorumenos 4.5 Summum ius, Summa iniuria Cicero, De officiis 1.10.33