Catiline

The author of "First Oration Against Catiline" is Marcus Tullius Cicero, and his entire speech is directed at Lucius Sergius Catilina (known in the piece simply as Catiline). Cicero's orations are a response to Catiline's conspiracy to overthrow Rome, and Cicero is in strong disagreement with this plan. Thus, Cicero's motivation in delivering the oration is the drive to thwart Catiline's plot and prevent future conspiracies in this vein. Cicero's main point in the "First Oration Against Catiline" is that Catiline has committed far too many crimes against the country and must receive a proper punishment: exile. Cicero reports that Catiline has now attacked the whole state openly and called for its destruction, so he must be punished, but he…

circumstances of the state surrounding their rises to power. Catiline is an example of failure to secure power. He raised an army of revolutionists who were found out before they could carry out their plan to murder hundreds of senators. Fidel Castro, who did achieve power later in his political career, created a plan to attack that Moncada Barracks which failed, in the end. Catiline’s Conspiracy and the Castro’s attack on the Moncada Barracks bear resemblance. The similarities between the two…

Sallust discusses power in the preface of The Conspiracy of Catiline, he states that power can come from the mind or the body, but he makes the argument that the power of the mind is more resilient than the power of the body (Sal.Cat.pre.1.12-14). Bodily power is strength and might, while the power of the mind involves mental prowess and knowledge. He uses the example of war and says that in the beginning there was a focus on physical power rather than knowledge through strategizing, but after…

Marcus Tullius Cicero, a consul for the Roman senate, addressed the citizens of Rome promptly following Lucius Catiline’s exile in what is now known as the Second Catilinarian Oration. In this public oration, Cicero attempts to persuade the Roman citizens and the Senators that he is a more favorable leader than Catiline, while threatening those Catiline supporters who cannot be persuaded with words or violence. Through Cicero’s skilled use of rhetoric, Cicero is not only slighting Catiline, but…

to Rome’s decline. Catiline sought to heal Rome of its troubles through violent means. Catiline and his supporters conspired to overthrow the consuls, assassinate other government officials and burn the city. Though the conspiracy was stopped before it could properly begin, it revealed exactly how corrupt Rome had become. Lucius Sergius Catilina, known as Catiline, came from a wealthy and prestigious Patrician family. He had hoped to restore his family’s honor by having a prominent career in…

Sulla provided the perfect example for future generals in how to use their army for personal haven. This style of leadership increased the emergence of a more mercenary army where the soldiers wish for enrichment left them increasingly willing to follow generals into war regardless of what they may have represented. Sulla essentially ended the days of Republican loyalty, “Rome, with the Senate at the head, could no longer command the allegiance of Romans.” Veterans that fought for Sulla…

invariably influence and build upon each other. In Ab Urbe Condita, Livy’s depiction of the Carthaginian leader Hannibal interacts with the depiction of the Roman conspirator Catiline featured in Bellum Catilinae, a work by the historian Sallust, a predecessor of Livy. The intertextual dialogue that occurs between Sallust’s description of Catiline and Livy’s description of Hannibal reveals the recurring theme of the relationship between the body and the mind. Comparative reading of the two texts…

Today we decide the fate of a man who we have all heard to be unfit for our fair city. You have heard correctly, for Catiline is the very definition of filth and so are those who support his ghastly reform knowing full well the wolf in sheep 's hide. He seeks not to help the poor but to eliminate the debt for those who should be and have the resources to pay it back. He aims not to help the poor with their fields, their struggle to feed themselves. He aims not to lift Rome 's poor from the mud…

general Pompey should command the Roman forces in a war that is happening against Mithridates. His next speech is in 64 B.C. when he was elected Consul of Rome and a coupe had been attempted to take over Rome. At this time Catiline, is the person that Cicero is worried about because he was the leader of this Coupe. He is struggling with what to do about Catiline because there is a lot of pressure. He knows what the right thing to do is, but there is a lot of pressure and he experiences negative…

Adams begins her letter by sharing with John her primary concern was his safety. She appeals to his emotions by saying that she has hopes he doesn't endure obstacles from "enemies or the dangers of the deep sea" and by admitting her fear "to lament it ". By using the rhetorical strategy pathos she without a problem put John within the role of being receptive to her advice. This outpouring of emotion from Abigail conveys a concerned tone that reassures to call her son to action. A. Adams uses…