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- What did Cicero say against Catiline?
- What is Cicero's most famous speech?
- Why is Cicero denouncing Catiline?
- When was in Catilinam written?
What did Cicero say against Catiline?
If, O Catiline, I should now order you to be arrested, to be put to death, I should, I suppose, have to fear lest all good men should say that I had acted tardily, rather than that any one should affirm that I acted cruelly.
What is Cicero's most famous speech?
In this fifth chapter, we will learn more about the most famous Roman orator of all time: Marcus Tullius Cicero. We will also read the beginning of his most famous speech – his speech against Catiline – In Catilinam.
Why is Cicero denouncing Catiline?
The two men clashed after Cicero uncovered a plot, a plot conceived by Catiline, that called for the assassination of several elected officials and the burning of the city itself.
When was in Catilinam written?
Tullii Ciceronis Orationes in Catilinam; also simply the Catilinarians) are a set of speeches to the Roman Senate given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of the year's consuls, accusing a senator, Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline), of leading a plot to overthrow the Roman Senate.
