M. Tullius Cicero, In Catilinam, ed. Albert Curtis Clark, 2.26

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[26] 12 quae cum ita sint, Quirites, vos, quem ad modum iam antea dixi¹, vestra tecta vigiliis custodiisque² defendite; mihi ut urbi sine vestro metu³ ac sine ullo tumultu satis esset praesidi consultum atque provisum est. coloni omnes municipesque vestri certiores a me facti de hac nocturna excursione Catilinae facile urbis suas finisque defendent; gladiatores, quam sibi ille manum certissimam⁴ fore putavit, quamquam animo meliore sunt quam pars patriciorum, potestate tamen nostra continebuntur. Q. Q uintus Metellus quem ego hoc prospiciens in agrum Gallicum Picenumque praemisi aut opprimet hominem aut eius omnis⁵ motus conatusque prohibebit. reliquis autem de rebus constituendis, maturandis, agendis iam ad senatum referemus, quem vocari videtis.

In Catilinam. M. Tullius Cicero. ed. Albert Curtis Clark. Oxford. 1908.

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In L. Catilinam (Latin) (Cicero. M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes, Volume 1. Clark, Albert Curtis, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.)

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Against L. Catiline Perseus (Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 2. Yonge, Charles Duke, translator. London: Bell, 1856.) — 2.26 focus

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And as this is the case, O Romans, as I have said before, defend your house with guards and vigilance. I have taken care and made arrangements that there shall be sufficient protection for the city without distressing you and without any tumult. All the colonists and citizens of your municipal towns, being informed by me of this nocturnal sally of Catiline, will easily defend their cities and territories; the gladiators which he thought would be his most numerous and most trusty band, although they are better disposed than part of the patricians, will be held in cheek by our power. Quintus Metellus, whom I, making provision for this, sent on to the Gallic and Picenian territory, will either overwhelm the man, or will prevent all his motions and attempts; but with respect to the arrangement of all other matters, and maturing and acting on our plans, we shall consult the senate, which, as you are aware, is convened.

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In Catilinam

1. antea dixi ante cod. Mureti

2. custodiis vigiliisque αγ ( cf. iii. 29)

3. metu mutu C: om. h: motu αβ x

4. manum certissimam α h (cert. man. h): manum fortissimam certissimamque αβ: fortissimam manum et cert. o: maximam manum et cert. tux

5. omnis eius oux

Commentary

Commentary on Second Oration against Catiline (Select Orations of Cicero (Allen and Greenough's Edition). Greenough, James Bradstreet; Kittredge, George Lyman, editors. Boston, London: Ginn & Company, 1897.) focus

etiam , still (after all that has been done).

quod , obj. of adsequi, if I could effect it (referring to

ipsos , etc.), i.e. their expulsion.

enim , i.e. the idea is absurd, as is implied in the irony following.

quid , tell me: i.e. "is that possible ?" in view of the circumstances, which he proceeds to narrate.

hesterno die qualifies

convocavi .

detuli : technical term for laying a matter before the Senate; cf. referre (ad senatum) in the Vocabulary.

M. Tullius Cicero In Catilinam 2.26

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