The Catiline Conspiracy
The Ancients

The Catiline Conspiracy

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 2, 20261h 4m

In 63 BC, Rome faced a conspiracy that threatened to tear the Roman Republic apart. At its centre stood two figures: Marcus Tullius Cicero, the grand old orator of Rome and Lucius Sergius Catilina, accused of plotting violence, rebellion and the overthrow of Rome’s political order. But was the danger as great as Cicero claimed? In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Catharine Edwards to uncover the truth behind the Catiline Conspiracy. Did Cicero save the Roman Republic in his finest hour, or did he exaggerate the threat to destroy a po...

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Just visit historyhit.com slash subscribe. Marcus Tullius Cicero, the grand old orator of Rome. And in the year 63 BC, he achieved his lifelong ambition, the consulship, Rome's highest elected office.

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