Conspiracy of Catiline and The Jurgurthine War

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SALLUST'S
CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE AND THE JUGURTHINE WAR
LITERALLY TRANSLATED WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES BY
THE REV. JOHN SELBY WATSON, M.A.

CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE.

THE ARGUMENT.
The Introduction, I.-IV. The character of Catiline, V. Virtues of the
ancient Romans, VI.-IX. Degeneracy of their posterity, X.-XIII.
Catiline's associates and supporters, and the arts by which he collected
them, XIV. His crimes and wretchedness, XV. His tuition of his
accomplices, and resolution to subvert the government, XVI. His
convocation of the conspirators, and their names, XVII. His concern in
a former conspiracy, XVIII., XIX. Speech to the conspirators, XX. His
promises to them, XXI. His supposed ceremony to unite them, XXII.
His designs discovered by Fulvia, XXIII. His alarm on the election of
Cicero to the consulship, and his design in engaging women in his
cause, XXIV. His accomplice, Sempronia, characterized, XXV. His
ambition of the consulship, his plot to assassinate Cicero, and his
disappointment in both, XXVI. His mission of Manlius into Etruria,

and his second convention of the conspirators, XXVII. His second
attempt to kill Cicero; his directions to Manlius well observed, XXVIII.
His machinations induce the Senate to confer extraordinary power on
the consuls, XXIX. His proceedings are opposed by various precautions,
XXX. His effrontery in the Senate, XXXI. He sets out for Etruria,
XXXII. His accomplice, Manlius, sends a deputation to Marcius,
XXXIII. His representations to various respectable characters, XXXIV.
His letter to Catulus, XXXV. His arrival at Manlius's camp; he is
declared an enemy by the Senate; his adherents continue faithful and
resolute, XXXVI. The discontent and disaffection of the populace in
Rome, XXXVII. The old contentions between the patricians and
plebeians, XXXVIII. The effect which a victory of Catiline would have
produced, XXXIX. The Allobroges are solicited to engage in the
conspiracy, XL. They discover it to Cicero, XLI. The incaution of
Catiline's accomplices in Gaul and Italy, XLII. The plans of his
adherents at Rome, XLIII. The Allobroges succeed in obtaining proofs
of the conspirators' guilt, XLIV. The Allobroges and Volturcius are
arrested by the contrivance of Cicero, XLV. The principal conspirators
at Rome are brought before the Senate, XLVI. The evidence against
them, and their consignment to custody, XLVII. The alteration in the
minds of the populace, and the suspicions entertained against Crassus,
XLVIII. The attempts of Catulus and Piso to criminate Caesar, XLIX.
The plans of Lentulus and Cethegus for their rescue, and the
deliberations of the Senate, L. The speech of Caesar on the mode of
punishing the conspirators, LI. The speech of Cato on the same subject,
LII. The condemnation of the prisoners; the causes of Roman greatness,
LIII. Parallel between Caesar and Cato, LIV. The execution of the
criminals, LV. Catiline's warlike preparations in Etruria, LVI. He is
compelled by Metullus and Antonius to hazard an action, LVII. His
exhortation to his men, LVIII. His arrangements, and those of his
opponents, for the battle, LIX. His bravery, defeat, and death, LX.,
LXI.
* * * * *
I. It becomes all men, who desire to excel other animals,[1] to strive, to
the utmost of their power,[2] not to pass through life in obscurity, [3]
like the beasts of the field,[4] which nature has formed groveling[5]
and subservient to appetite.

All our power is situate in the mind and in the body.[6] Of the mind we
rather employ the government;[7]