In the year DCXXXXVII A.U.C., a man named Marcus Tullius Cicero was born. It is said that the nurse whou would deliver him received a vision, that this child should become a great benefit to the Roman state.

Around the same time a man named Lucius Sergius Catalina was born. Catiline did not have the same glorius background that Cicero did.

Cicero and Catiline first came in contact with each other when Sulla changed the government. Catiline, being a driven man, decided to run for the office of Consul with Gaius Antonius as his colleague. Catiline had great hopes of suceeding. The people put Cicero up for the office pf Connsul. The people then chose Cicero and Antonius to represent them.

Cicero and Antonius stayed in good favor with the people when Cicero declined the rule of Gaul, which was offered to him. Antonius, too, supported whatever Cicero thought was good for the country. Thus, they did this to show that they didn't want to be one of the tenn who had unlimited powers, and that no one should have unlimited powers.

For Cicero, it may be said, was "the one man, above all others who made the Romans feel how great a charm eloquence lends to what is food, and how invincible justice is, if it be well spoken; and that it is necessary for him who would desterously govern a common wealth, in action, always prefer that which is honest before that which is popular and in speaking, to free the right and useful measure from everything that may occasion offense."

Catiline disturbed with the resulted of the election, assembled an army to plot the murder of government officials.

Cicero summoned Catiline to the Senate and questioned him about the charges made against him in thepast years. Catiline then responded, "What harm? When I see two bodies, the one lean and consumptive with a head, the other great and strong without one, if I put a head to that body which wants one?" Unfortunately, Cicero was unable to prove any of his accusations. Catiline's statement though, caused him to lose favor again with the people.

A few days later, Marcus Crassus, Marcus Marcellus and Scipio Metellus came to Cicero's house late at night demanding to see him. The three men brought letters sent to them, warning that a great slaughter was in the near future and to leave the city. Cicero read these letters aloud to all citizens. He then planned the best way to keep the city out of danger.

Soon after that, Catiline ordered Marcius and Cethegus to take their swords and go early in the morning to Cicero's gates, as if to salute him; then, fall upon him and slay him. Unfortunately, a noble woman, Fulvia, overheard this conversation and went directly to Cicero. When the two men showed up the next morning, they were not granted entrance to Cicero.

Cicero then called a meeting with the Senate at Jupitor's statue. When Catiline and the members of his party showed up none of the Senators would sit down by him and when he began to speak they would interrupt him. Cicero comanded Caliline to leave the city.

Catiline left town with CCC armed men. With open war in progress, Antonius set out to fight him. When the conspirators were caught their estates were taken and they were kept in custody until Catiline was caught.

Catiline and the remaining of his army were defeated in DCXCII A.U.C. by Roman troops. Cicero then went on to produce two great writings, Brutus and De oror Ore. He came to his death in DCCXI A.U.C.