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 In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
surface form: Catilinarian Orations
associatedEvent Bellum Catilinae
surface form: Catilinarian conspiracy
associatedFigure Catiline
surface form: Lucius Sergius Catilina

Cicero
surface form: Marcus Tullius Cicero
author Cicero
dateOfFirstSpeech 8 November 63 BC
deliveredBy Cicero
surface form: Marcus Tullius 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 (Catilinarian Orations) self-link
surface form: In Catilinam
literarySignificance classic example of Roman political oratory
standard text in the study of Latin rhetoric
location Rome
mainAntagonist Catiline
surface form: Lucius Sergius Catilina
mainSubject Bellum Catilinae
surface form: Catilinarian conspiracy
numberOfSpeeches 4
placeOfFirstSpeech Temple of Jupiter Stator
placeOfFourthSpeech Temple of Concord
placeOfSecondSpeech Roman Forum
placeOfThirdSpeech Temple of Concord
politicalContext Late Roman Republic
surface form: 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 In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Catilinarian conspiracy
Ben Jonson notableWork In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Catiline His Conspiracy
Vita di Cicerone usesSource In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Cicero’s speeches
Sallust subjectOfWork In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Catilinarian Conspiracy
Third Servile War chronologicallyPrecedes In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Catilinarian Conspiracy
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) LatinTitle In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) self-link
subject surface form: In Catilinam
this entity surface form: In Catilinam
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) alsoKnownAs In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
subject surface form: In Catilinam
this entity surface form: Catilinarian Orations
Philippicae relatedWork In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Cicero's Catilinarian Orations
Catiline knownFor In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Catilinarian Conspiracy
Catiline sourceMention In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
this entity surface form: Cicero's Catilinarian Orations