In 63 b.c., Lucius Sergius Catilina, a Roman aristocrat, formed a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic. Cicero, who was consul that year, exposed the plot and documented his defeat of the conspiracy in his "Orations against Catiline." The "First Catilinarian Oration" is well known and deservedly famous. Scholars are familiar with the other three speeches, but few students know them. This lapse is regrettable. The "Third Oration" is a fast-paced courtroom drama, and the "Second" and "Fourth Orations" provide critical information about this key event in Roman history. Susan O. Shapiro...
In 63 b.c., Lucius Sergius Catilina, a Roman aristocrat, formed a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic. Cicero, who was consul that year, exp...
