Ahve, and welcome to Emperors of Rome, a Roman history podcast from Latrobe University.

I'm your host Matt Smith and with me today is Dr.

Rianen Evans, an associate professor in classics and ancient history at Latrobe

University. This is episode C.C.X. and part 5 of the Catalan conspiracy, indomitable spirit.

Catoline and Cicero now wage very different wars. Cicero on the floor of the Senate,

arguing for the protection of the state and the legacy of Rome.

Catiline on the battlefield, fighting with the bravery that would make any hero proud.

Here's Rianna Evans.

In mid-November 63 B.C. E.

Catalan arrives in the camp of Manlius with his fascates says Salist which is a big deal because

that's him declaring himself as a console he's basically saying I didn't lose the election

he's stealing this from Rome. I imagine that that would be an important facade to keep up for the troops, to come in with an air of legitimacy. It does give him that, yeah, you know, on the face of it. But of course for Salas's reader, it's an

appalling travesty of Roman custom of tradition. He's taking this symbol that doesn't belong to him.

And he's also decked out in Consular Regalia just in case we missed the point.

So it's just the fast case.

He's wearing all of the ornament that a consul has.

Because of this, you might have guessed, they are all

declared enemies of the state. Now that you've got this, what is declared an enemy army,

a rebellion really, on the doorstep of Rome I want to say it's not too far away is it?

It's under 300 kilometers from Rome. Okay so it's not right on the doorstep, but it's in Italy.

It's enough to be threatening.

Yeah, exactly.

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