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Episode CCXXII - A Stolen Election (The Catiline Conspiracy III)

Emperors of Rome

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Conservative Balance and Political Rivalry in Ancient Rome

In ancient Rome, Catiline, from a patrician family, served as a balancing act for Cicero. Catiline rejected Cicero's help, indicating they were in opposition in a political race. Cicero wrote a speech criticizing Catiline before defeating him along with Gaius Antonius Hybrida in an election.

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