Latin A-Level
The threat of Catiline's conspiracy
What The threat of Catiline's conspiracy means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Cicero claims knowledge of Catiline's plans and contrasts Catiline's guilt with the Senate's forbearance.
Topics that use The threat of Catiline's conspiracy
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2030, 2031 and 2032 (sixth set text cycle) (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Rhetorical persuasion and invective
- Cicero's direct address to Catiline
- The Senate's forbearance and Cicero's demand for exile
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