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Catiline's Conspiracy
Lucius Sergius Catilina, B.C. 64, conspired
with a large number of dissolute young nobles to plunder the Roman
treasury, extirpate the senate, and fire the capitol. Cicero, who was
consul, got full information of the plot, and delivered his first
Oration against Catiline November 8th, 63, whereupon Catiline quitted
Rome. Next day Cicero delivered his second Oration, and several
of the conspirators were arrested. On December 4th Cicero made his
third Oration, respecting what punishment should be accorded to the
conspirators. And on December 5th, after his fourth Oration,
sentence of death was passed. Catiline tried to escape into Gaul, but,
being intercepted, he was slain fighting, B.C. 64.
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