Conspiracy in Rome: Catiline The Eternal Villian?
Were it not for betrayal to Cicero, Catiline’s conspiracy against the Roman Republic could have succeeded, for Rome was ready for reform.
Source: ancient-origins.net
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Were it not for betrayal to Cicero, Catiline’s conspiracy against the Roman Republic could have succeeded, for Rome was ready for reform.
As a descendant of the noble Sergia clan Catiline felt entitled to the consulship and his defeat by Cicero led to a revolt against the Roman Republic.