CLAS 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Extortion, Roman Citizenship, Pater Patriae
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Political career begins in 75 bce = quaestor in sicily (finance minister, in charge of department of finance/treasury, audits. >to have a good political career, end goal is to reach consulship. Cursus honorum = list of political careers to have. =cicero got each job on this list right at the specific minimum age required perfect example. Forensic oratory in 70 bce: trial of verres (charges of over extortion) One of pompey"s greatest supporters (distrusts caesar and crassus) =pompeii is supposed to help me get back to rome, but his popularity is declining and i"m worried. Election in 64 bce (consulship of 63 bce) =wins against catiline (supported by caesar and crassus) =in 63 catiline loses again and plans over throw of rome. Cat and supporters plan to seize rome by force (oct 63) Senatus consultum ultimum: cicero (as consul) gathers evidence against catiline. >cato and others plus cicero = death penalty.
