In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)

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In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) is a series of speeches by the Roman statesman Cicero denouncing the conspiracy of Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin literary work
political oration
series of speeches
addressee Roman Senate
Roman people
alsoKnownAs Catilinarian Orations
associatedEvent Catilinarian conspiracy
linked to: Bellum Catilinae
associatedFigure Lucius Sergius Catilina
linked to: Catiline

Marcus Tullius Cicero
linked to: Cicero
author Cicero
dateOfFirstSpeech 8 November 63 BC
deliveredBy Marcus Tullius Cicero
linked to: Cicero
firstSpeechFocus exposing Catiline in the Senate
firstSpeechOpeningLine Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?
fourthSpeechFocus debating the punishment of the conspirators
genre oratory
political speech
historicalImpact strengthened Cicero's reputation as a statesman and orator
used to justify execution of conspirators without formal trial
language Latin
LatinTitle In Catilinam
literarySignificance classic example of Roman political oratory
standard text in the study of Latin rhetoric
location Rome
mainAntagonist Lucius Sergius Catilina
linked to: Catiline
mainSubject Catilinarian conspiracy
linked to: Bellum Catilinae
numberOfSpeeches 4
placeOfFirstSpeech Temple of Jupiter Stator
placeOfFourthSpeech Temple of Concord
placeOfSecondSpeech Roman Forum
placeOfThirdSpeech Temple of Concord
politicalContext late Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
politicalOfficeOfSpeaker consul of the Roman Republic
politicalTheme conflict between consul and revolutionary aristocrat
defense of the mos maiorum
preservationStatus text survives in full
purpose to defend the Roman Republic
to denounce Catiline's conspiracy
to justify emergency measures against conspirators
rhetoricalFeatures appeal to fear
appeal to patriotism
invective
use of rhetorical questions
secondSpeechFocus informing the Roman people about the conspiracy
setting Roman Republic
thirdSpeechFocus announcing the arrest of the conspirators in Rome
timePeriod 63 BC
usedIn classical education
rhetoric and Latin language teaching

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Cicero notableWork In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Late Roman Republic hasMajorEvent Catilinarian conspiracy
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Ben Jonson notableWork Catiline His Conspiracy
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Vita di Cicerone usesSource Cicero’s speeches
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Sallust subjectOfWork Catilinarian Conspiracy
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Third Servile War chronologicallyPrecedes Catilinarian Conspiracy
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam LatinTitle In Catilinam
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam alsoKnownAs Catilinarian Orations
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Philippicae relatedWork Cicero's Catilinarian Orations
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Catiline knownFor Catilinarian Conspiracy
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Catiline sourceMention Cicero's Catilinarian Orations
linked to: In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)