The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, told to boys and girls (1912) (14750049831)

Identifier: storyofromefrome00macg (find matches)
Title: The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, told to boys and girls
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Macgregor, Mary
Subjects: Rome -- History
Publisher: London, Edinburgh : T. C. & E. C. Jack
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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atiline, who waspresent. The conspirator sat apart from the other senators,for he knew that they were suspicious of him. When Ciceros speech ended, Catiline begged the Senatenot to judge him hastily, and then he left the Assembly. That same night the conspirator left Rome apparentlyfor Marseilles, where, if a Roman chose to live in exile, hecould escape being impeached by his fellow-citizens. On his journey, Catihne wrote a letter to a friend, begginghim to protect his wife, and at the same time he assuredhim that he, Catihne, was innocent, save only that he wishedto help his countrymen who were poor and downtrodden. The following morning Cicero made another speechagainst Catiline, and as the people clamoured to know whythe conspirator had been allowed to escape, the Consul con-fessed that he had not proof sufficient to arrest him. Before long the city was startled to hear that the fugitivehad not gone to Marseilles, but to the camp at Faesulae, wherehe was now in command of the army.
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The following morning Cicero made another speech against Catiline. CHAPTER CIV THE DEATH OF THE CONSPIRATORS The Senate no sooner knew that Catiline was with the armythan it proclaimed both him and Manlius public enemies. A messenger was sent to the camp to offer pardon to anywho should leave it within a certain time. But no onetook advantage of this offer, while many soldiers continuedto crowd into it. Rome grew more and more alarmed. Antonius, the colleague of Cicero, was sent at the head ofan army to Faesulse. As he was a friend of Catiline hepretended to be ill, and his army did the conspirators noharm. Cicero himself stayed to guard the city, for it wassuspected that there was treachery within her walls. Soon after this the Consul unexpectedly received theproof of the conspirators guilt. A Gallic tribe that had been forced to pay a heavy taxto the Romans now sent envoys to Rome to beg that thetax might be removed. As it chanced, the conspirators in the city saw theenvoys, and tri