person
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Cicero
also: M. Tullius Cicero, M. Tullius, Cicero
Orator and 'new man' (106-43 BC), consul of 63 BC, who detected and suppressed the conspiracy. Sallust treats him with measured, not effusive, credit.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §23 Marcus Tullius Cicero
The 'new man' elected consul for 63 BC; his detection of the conspiracy is the action's turning point. Sallust credits him soberly, without flattery.