Conspiracy of Catiline
Catiline and his co-conspirators tried to overthrow the Roman Republic. Cicero was consul at the time. Cicero and Sallust are the two Roman writers who described the conspiracy.
Sallust - Conspiracy of Catiline
Translation of Sallust's Conspiracy of Catiline. Sallust explains his motives: I shall accordingly give a brief account, with as much truth as I can, of the Conspiracy of Catiline; for I think it an enterprise eminently deserving of record, from the unusual nature both of its guilt and of its perils. But before I enter upon my narrative, I must give a short description of the character of the man.
63-62 B.C. - Cato, Cicero, and the Conspiracy of Catiline
The Conspiracy of Catiline consisted of men unhappy with the current state of affairs who were willing to take arms against the Roman Republic.
Cicero and the Conspiracy of Catiline
Cicero, who was consul, and had additionally been given the ultimate senate power in order to take charge of a dangerous situation, delivered speeches against Catiline and his fellow conspirators that are known as Catilinarians.
Conspiracy of Catiline
The Conspiracy of Catiline was one of the tumultuous events at the end of the Roman Republic that centered around Cicero.
Conspiracy of Catiline
There were various events in the Roman Republic that led to its fall and the rise of the new system of government dominated by a single man, the emperor. One such event was the rebellion of Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline).