In 63 BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero delivered his First Oration against Catiline in the Senate, exposing a plot against the Republic and affirming the rule of law over tyranny.
In 63 BC, Roman senator Cicero exposed the Catiline Conspiracy in a dramatic speech before the Senate, a defining moment of the late Republic that revealed the power of rhetoric and the fragility of Roman order.
In 63 BC, Cicero stood before the Roman Senate to expose the Catilinarian Conspiracy—a pivotal moment when rhetoric and reason defended the Republic from within.
In the 1st century BCE, the Roman Forum echoed with philosophical debates that shaped law, ethics, and the soul of the Republic.
Cicero’s dramatic denunciation of Catiline in the Senate in 63 BCE exposed a conspiracy that threatened the Roman Republic.
Discover how the Roman Senate evolved during the Late Republic, struggling with power, corruption, and the rise of autocratic rule.
