<description>&lt;p&gt;Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. But his attacks on Cicero, directly or indirectly, earn him many enemies, and he is forced to flee the city of Rome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Part IV of The Catiline Conspiracy &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).&lt;/p&gt;
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Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute.

Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. But his attacks on Cicero, directly or indirectly, earn him many enemies, and he is forced to flee the city of Rome.

Part IV of The Catiline Conspiracy 

Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).

Episode CCXXIII - The Championship of the Oppressed (The Catiline Conspiracy IV)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Catiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves. When he fails in his efforts and Cicero is elected he attempts to force the issue, conspiring with all those who have a grudge against the state.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Part III of The Catiline Conspiracy &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).&lt;/p&gt;
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Catiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves.

Catiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves. When he fails in his efforts and Cicero is elected he attempts to force the issue, conspiring with all those who have a grudge against the state.

Part III of The Catiline Conspiracy 

Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).

Episode CCXXII - A Stolen Election (The Catiline Conspiracy III)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Catiline doesn't have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot of that time. Was he involved in them? Possibly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Part II of The Catiline Conspiracy &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).&lt;/p&gt;
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Catiline doesn’t have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot of that time.

Catiline doesn’t have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot of that time. Was he involved in them? Possibly.

Part II of The Catiline Conspiracy 

Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).

Episode CCXXI - An Entire Farrago (The Catiline Conspiracy II)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Catiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to push the matter by force. In this episode we look at his character, his role in the social wars of Rome and his early attempts at office.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Part I of The Catiline Conspiracy &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).&lt;/p&gt;
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Catiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to push the matter by force.

Catiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to push the matter by force. In this episode we look at his character, his role in the social wars of Rome and his early attempts at office.

Part I of The Catiline Conspiracy 

Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).

Episode CCXX - A Disordered Mind (The Catiline Conspiracy I)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threatening lives and the rule of law.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dr Emma Southon (Author of 'A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women') &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).&lt;/p&gt;
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Hispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threatening lives and the rule of law.

Hispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threatening lives and the rule of law.


Guest: 
Dr Emma Southon (Author of ‘A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women’) 
Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).

Episode CCXIX - Hispala Faecena and the Bacchanalia Conspiracy

“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.

“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans, Dr Caillan Davenport and Matt Smith.

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