The Catiline Conspiracy Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the main players in the Catiline conspiracy?
A
Cicero Catiline Sallust Caesar Pompey Crassus
2
Q
What were Sallust’ views on Catiline (quotes)?
A
“His headstrong spirit was tormented more and more every day by poverty and a guilty conscience”
“Catiline had been possessed by an overmastering desire for despotic power”
“love of luxury and love of money”
“His monstrous ambition hankered after things extravagant, impossible, beyond his reach”
3
Q
When did the first catilinarian conspiracy occur?
A
64BC
