Eden Cairns
King's College London
Against Catiline
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an vero vir amplissimus , P . Scipio , pontifex maximus , Ti . Gracchum mediocriter labefactantem statum rei publicae privatus interfecit : Catilinam orbem terrae caede atque incendiis vastare cupientem nos consules perferemus ? nam illa nimis antiqua praetereo , quod C . Servilius Ahala Sp . Maelium novis rebus studentem manu sua occidit . fuit , fuit ista quondam in hac re publica virtus ut viri fortes acrioribus suppliciis civem perniciosum quam acerbissimum hostem coercerent . habemus senatus consultum in te , Catilina , vehemens et grave , non deest rei publicae consilium neque auctoritas huius ordinis : nos , nos , dico aperte , consules desumus .
What
?
Did
not
that
most
illustrious
man
,
Publius
Scipio
,
1
the
Pontifex
Maximus
,
in
his
capacity
of
a
private
citizen
,
put
to
death
Tiberius
Gracchus
,
though
but
slightly
undermining
the
constitution
?
And
shall
we
,
who
are
the
consuls
,
tolerate
Catiline
,
openly
desirous
to
destroy
the
whole
world
with
fire
and
slaughter
?
For
I
pass
over
older
instances
,
such
as
how
Caius
Servilius
Ahala
with
his
own
hand
slew
Spurius
Maelius
when
plotting
a
revolution
in
the
state
.
There
was—there
was
once
such
virtue
in
this
republic
,
that
brave
men
would
repress
mischievous
citizens
with
severer
chastisement
than
the
most
bitter
enemy
.
For
we
have
a
resolution
2
of
the
senate
,
a
formidable
and
authoritative
decree
against
you
,
O
Catiline
;
the
wisdom
of
the
republic
is
not
at
fault
,
nor
the
dignity
of
this
senatorial
body
.
We
,
we
alone
,
—I
say
it
openly
,
—we
,
the
consuls
,
are
waiting
in
our
duty
.