Clodius perjured himself with a fabricated alibi that he was not in Rome on the day of the rites , which Cicero was in a position to refute .
Was uncertain whether Clodius should do so .
Clodius perjured himself with a fabricated alibi that he was not in Rome on the day of the rites , which Cicero was in a position to refute but was uncertain whether he should do so .