Comparing Catiline And Cicero

Catiline and Cicero were fierce rivals for positions within the magistracy. Cicero was famous for his orations which is what helped his rise in power within the government. Catiline was plotting to kill Cicero and overthrow and take control of the government; however, he was thwarted when his plot was discovered. He was stripped of his power and run out of the city. Catiline was later killed in a battle as he continued his fight to overthrow the government from his stronghold in Etruria. Having his fiercest rival run out of town and later killed helped strengthen Cicero's position within the government which allowed him to bring together the equestrians and senators to work on the republican constitution.

Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed
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