Cicero and the Catiline Conspiracy

The Catiline Conspiracy was the attempt of the Roman senator Catiline to overthrow the government of Rome whilst Cicero was a consul. This happened during the Roman Republic which was the period of Rome’s history before the Empire. The Roman Republic spanned from the late sixth century through the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE which caused the chaos that led to the birth of the Roman Empire under the first emperor, Augustus Caesar. Cicero (born Marcus Tullius Cicero) was a statesman, orator, poet and writer. He was born on January 6th 106 BCE during the Roman Republic. As a young man, he studied philosophy and law and at seventeen, he served in the Social War under the father of Pompey the Great. Then we have Catiline who was born in circa 108 BCE to a distinguished patrician family. His full name was Lucius Sirgius Catilina and he also served in the Social War under Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (Pompey the Great's father) and was praetor in 68 BCE before governing Africa for two years. He returned to Rome in 66 BCE and ran for the consulship but allegations of extortion in his province resulted in his candidacy being refused. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 0:57 The Men Behind the Turmoil 4:40 The Catiline Conspiracy 8:38 The Aftermath of the Catiline Conspiracy 9:40 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Cicero & the Catiline Conspiracy https://www.worldhistory.org/article/861/cicero–the-catiline-conspiracy/ Cicero https://www.worldhistory.org/Cicero/ The Roman Republic https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/ Quaestor https://www.worldhistory.org/Quaestor/ Roman Literature https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Literature/ — WATCH NEXT — The Lives of Ancient Roman Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H0XArjGpkE An Introduction to the Ancient Roman Religion and Mythology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNRUBZ9GjI Ancient Roman Art and Architecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbRzU7DZIk History of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty of the Roman Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE7l5GL8KcI — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://worldhistory.typehut.com/cicero-and-the-catiline-conspiracy-images-and-attributions-10981 The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A — THUMBNAIL IMAGE — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cicerón_denuncia_a_Catilina,_por_Cesare_Maccari.jpg Cesare Maccari Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #cicero #catiline #romanrepublic