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Back to SearchEpisode CCXXVII - The Catiline Comparison (The Catiline Conspiracy VIII)
Throughout our examination of the Catiline conspiracy we have avoided the urge to make comparisons between the events in Ancient Rome and modern day …
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode CCXXVI - The Reputation of Catiline (The Catiline Conspiracy VII)
Catiline’s name is often used as a byword for villainy, and over the years has been told and retold by different authors with different agendas. To s…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode CCXXV - The Exile of Cicero (The Catiline Conspiracy VI)
Cicero may have won the battle against Catiline but he wouldn’t win the war. With too many enemies in the senate he makes a tactical retreat, leaving…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode CCXXIV - Indomitable Spirit (The Catiline Conspiracy V)
Catiline and Cicero now wage very different wars. Cicero on the floor of the senate, arguing for the protection of the legacy of Rome. Catiline on th…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode CCXXIII - The Championship of the Oppressed (The Catiline Conspiracy IV)
Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. But his att…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode CCXXII - A Stolen Election (The Catiline Conspiracy III)
Catiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves. When he fails in his efforts and Cicero is el…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode CCXXI - An Entire Farrago (The Catiline Conspiracy II)
Catiline doesn't have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot of that t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode CCXX - A Disordered Mind (The Catiline Conspiracy I)
Catiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to push the m…
2 years ago
Episode CCXIX - Hispala Faecena and the Bacchanalia Conspiracy
Hispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threatening live…
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode CCXVIII - Martial on the Emperors
Martial was a Roman poet primarily writing during the reign of Domitian, and while primarily known for his commentary on Roman life, his takedowns, h…
2 years, 1 month ago