Cicero's Exile

Catalyne agreed to go into exile but lied about his destination. He instead headed for a truria to join Manlyus's growing army. But the coup was still on even without Catalyne overseeing the operation in Rome. The remaining conspirators were not particularly adept at their jobs. They attempted to entice a group of Gallic emissaries to join their cause. When the Gauls presented the document to the senate the five men were arrested and the conspiracy inside Rome was short-circuited. Cicero and Cato led the charge in the senate to have the men executed at once. Julius Caesar opposed the death sentence arguing that exile was preferable. It would not set a