Sallust, Bellum Catilinae 18
Z Bekemeyer /
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- Translated by J.C. Rolfe (Loeb 1920)
- Aligned by Z Bekemeyer
This is the description of the consuls
Latin
English
sed anteā item coniūrāvēre paucī contrā rem pūblicam , in quīs Catilīna fuit ; 2 dē quā quam vērissumē poterō dicam .
L . Tullō et M’ . Lepidō cōnsulibus , P . Autrōnius et P . Sulla , dēsignātī cōnsulēs , lēgibus ambitūs interrogātī , poenās dederant . 3 post paulō Catilīna pecūniārum repetundārum reus , prohibitus erat cōnsulātum petere , quod intrā lēgitumōs diēs profitērī nequīverat . 4 erat eōdem tempore Cn . Pīsō , adulēscēns nōbilis , summae audāciae , egēns , factiōsus , quem ad perturbandam rem pūblicam inopia atque malī mōrēs stimulābant . 5 cum hōc Catilīna et Autrōnius , circiter nōnās Decembrīs cōnsiliō commūnicātō , parābant in Capitōliō kalendīs Iānuāriīs L . Cottam et L . Torquātum cōnsulēs interficere , ipsī fascibus correptīs Pīsōnem cum exercitū ad obtinendās duās Hispāniās mittere . 6 eā rē cognitā , rūrsus in nōnās Februāriās cōnsilium caedis trānstulerant . 7 iam tum nōn cōnsulibus modo , sed plērīsque senātōribus perniciem māchinābantur . 8 quod nī Catilīna mātūrāsset prō cūriā signum sociīs dare , eō diē post conditam urbem Rōmam pessumum facinus patrātum foret . quia nōndum frequentēs armātī convēnerant , ea rēs cōnsilium dirēmit .
L . Tullō et M’ . Lepidō cōnsulibus , P . Autrōnius et P . Sulla , dēsignātī cōnsulēs , lēgibus ambitūs interrogātī , poenās dederant . 3 post paulō Catilīna pecūniārum repetundārum reus , prohibitus erat cōnsulātum petere , quod intrā lēgitumōs diēs profitērī nequīverat . 4 erat eōdem tempore Cn . Pīsō , adulēscēns nōbilis , summae audāciae , egēns , factiōsus , quem ad perturbandam rem pūblicam inopia atque malī mōrēs stimulābant . 5 cum hōc Catilīna et Autrōnius , circiter nōnās Decembrīs cōnsiliō commūnicātō , parābant in Capitōliō kalendīs Iānuāriīs L . Cottam et L . Torquātum cōnsulēs interficere , ipsī fascibus correptīs Pīsōnem cum exercitū ad obtinendās duās Hispāniās mittere . 6 eā rē cognitā , rūrsus in nōnās Februāriās cōnsilium caedis trānstulerant . 7 iam tum nōn cōnsulibus modo , sed plērīsque senātōribus perniciem māchinābantur . 8 quod nī Catilīna mātūrāsset prō cūriā signum sociīs dare , eō diē post conditam urbem Rōmam pessumum facinus patrātum foret . quia nōndum frequentēs armātī convēnerant , ea rēs cōnsilium dirēmit .
but
before
few
things
conspired
likewise
against
the
republic
,
Catalina
was
in
which
;
as
I
will
be
able
to
speak
the
truth
concerning
this
.
with
the
consuls
Lucius
Tullo
and
Manius
Lepido
,
Publius
Autronius
and
Publius
Sulla
,
the
consuls
marked
out
,
inquiring
of
going
around
the
law
,
had
given
punishments
.
Afterwards
defendant
Catilina
with
little
effort
of
demanding
back
their
money
,
was
preventing
the
consulship
to
go
forwards
,
because
he
had
been
unable
to
confess
with
in
legitimate
days
.
Gnaeus
Piso
was
by
the
same
time
,
a
noble
young
person
,
of
the
highest
courage
,
wanting
,
Partisanship
,
poverty
and
evil
customs
were
rousing
the
republic
to
confusion
.
Catalina
and
Autronius
with
them
,
communicating
near
the
December
ones
,
was
preparing
Lucius
Torquatus
to
kill
the
consuls
in
the
capitol
kalends
,
to
send
itself
to
possess
two
Spaniards
by
seizing
bundles
of
miso
with
an
army
.
Having
learned
by
the
matter
itself
,
they
had
brought
across
once
more
the
plan
in
the
febnones
of
the
killing
.
Now
not
at
that
time
only
to
the
consuls
,
but
to
very
many
senators
they
were
contriving
destruction
.
Because
unless
Catalina
hastened
to
give
the
signal
for
the
place
of
assembly
to
the
allies
,
the
worst
crime
would
be
accomplished
after
the
unified
roman
city
by
their
day
.
because
crowds
had
not
yet
assembled
in
arms
,
the
matter
separated
with
the
plan
.