SALLUSTII CATILINA

CHAPTER 7

Postquam videt animos omnium alacris; (alacres) cohortatus,

After he sees the minds of all cheerful; having exhorted

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ut haberent suam petitionem

(them ), that they would have his petition (canvass)

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curae,

for a concern, [that they would exert themselves in his canvass for the consulship]

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dimisit conventum. Fuere ea tempestate,

he dismissed the assembly. There had been at that time,

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qui dicerent Catilinam, oratione

(those) who might say (said) [that] Catiline, the speech

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habita, circumtulisse in pateris

having been delivered, to have carried-about in goblets[carried about]

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sanguinem humani corporis, permixtum vine cum

the blood of a human body, [mingled with wine] when

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adigeret populares sui sceleris ad

he would force the accomplices of his wickedness to

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jusjurandum; inde cum omnes degustavissent

an oath; then when all might have tasted (had tasted)

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post exsecrationem, sicuti consuevit fieri in

after the execration (oath), as has been wont to be done in

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solemnibus sacris, aperuisse suum consilium;

solemn sacred-rites, to have disclosed [his] design;

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atque dictitare fecisse

and to say-frequently [that they frequently said] to have done (that he did it)

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eo, quo forent magis

for this purpose, in order that they might be more

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fidi inter se, conscii alius alii

faithful among themselves, (being) conscious one to another of

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tanti facinoris. Nonnulli existumabant et haec,

so-great a crime. Some did think and (both) these (things),

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et multa praeterea ficte ab iis, qui credebant

and many besides feigned by those, who did believe

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invidiam Ciceronis. quae postea

the envy (hatred) of (against) Cicero, which afterwards

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orta-est, leniri atrocitate sceleris

arose, to be assuaged by the heinousness of the wickedness of

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eorum, qui dederant poenas. Ea res

those, who had given (suffered) punishments. That thing has

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comperta-est nobis parum pro

been found-out [to us] little (insufficiently) for (in proportion to its)

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magnitudine.

greatness. [The proof seems not to us andcient to decide in so weighty an accusation]

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Sed Quintus Curius fuit in ea;

But Quintus Curius was in that

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conjuratione, natus hand obscuro loco,

conspiracy, born not in obscure place, (honourably decended)

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coopertus flagitiis aqtque facinoribus; quem

overwhelmed with villanies and crimes; whom

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censores amoverant senatu gratia probri.

the censors had expelled from the senate on-account of disgrace.

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Non minor vanitas quam andacia

No less vanity [and indiscretion] than boldness

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inerat huic homini: neque reticere

was in [appertained] to this man: [nor] to keep secret [could he keep secret]

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quae ipse andierat, neque

what (things) he had heard, nor

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occultare suamet scelera.; prorsus

to conceal [nor could he conceal] his own crimes; nor in short

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habebat quiequam pensi neque dicere neque facere.

he cared not what he said or did.

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Vetus consuetudo stupri erat ei cum Fulvia,

An old habit of intrigue was to him with Fulvia,

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nobili muliere, cui cum esset minus

a noble woman, to whom when he might be (he was) less

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gratus, quod minus-poterat

agreeable, because he was less able

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largiri inopia, repente glorians, polliceri

to bestow from poverty, suddenly boasting, (he began) to promise

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maria que montes, interdum

seas and mountains, (to make great promises), sometimes

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minari ferro ni foret obnoxia

to threaten with iron (the sword), unless she would-be compliant

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sibi: postremo, agitare ferocius quam solitus-erat.

To him: In-fine, to-set more-rudely than be had been-wont.

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At Fulvia, causa insolentiae Curii cognita,

But Fulvia, the cause of the rudeness of Curius having been known,

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habuit non occultum tale periculum reipublicae: sed

kept not secret such danger to the republic, but

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auctore sublato, narravit compluribus quae,

the author having been suppressed, related to many what,

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quo modo, andierat de conjuratione

(and) in what manner, she had heard of the conspiracy

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Catilinae. Ea res imprimis accendit studia.

of Catiline. That thing chiefly kindled the zeals (zeal)

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hominum ad consulatum manda.ndum Marco Tullio

of men to the consulship to-be-committed to Marcus Tullius

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Ciceroni. Namque antea

Cicero. [To elect Cicero to the consulship]. For before

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pleraque nobilitas aestuabat invidia, et credebat

most-of the nobility did boil with envy, and did believe

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consulatnm quasi pollui, si novus homo

the consulship as-it to be defiled, it a new man (a persen not

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adeptus-foret eum. Sed ubi periculum

noble] should have obtained it. But when danger

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advenit, invidia atque superbia post-fuere.

approached, envy and pride were postponed (of secondary

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Igitur comitiis habitis, Marcus

consideration). Therefore elections having-been-held, Marcus

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Tullius et Caius Antonius declarantur consules.

Tullius and Caiua Antony are declared consuls,

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Quod factum primo concusserat populares

Which deed first had shaken the accomplices

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conjurationis. Tamen furor Catilinae neque

of the cospiracy. However the rage of Catiline neither

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minuebatur; sed agitare plura in-dies ;

was diminished; but (he begau) to agitate more (things every day;

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parare arma opportunis locis per Italiam;

to prepare arms in convenient places through Italy;

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portare mutuam pecuniam sumptam sua aut

to convey borrowed money taken on his-own or

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fide amicorum, Faesulas, ad quemdam Manlium;

the credit of friends, to Faesulae, to a certain Manlium;

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qui postea fuit princeps belli faciundi.

who afterwards was chief of the war to-be-made (of making war).

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Dicitur ea tempestate adscivisse plurimos

He is said at that time to have attached very-many

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homines cujuscunque generis sibi; etiam aliquot

men of every kind to himself; also some

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mulieres, quae primo toleraverant ingentis (ingentes)

women, who first had supported great

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sumptus stupro corporis; post ubi aetas fecerat

expenses by prostitution of body; afterwards when age had made

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modum tantummodo quaestui, neque lumriae,

a bound only to gain, and-not to luxury,

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conflaverant grande alienum-aes. Catilina

they had contracted a great debt. Catiline

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credebat se posse per eas solicitare urbana

did believe himself to be able through these to stir-up city

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servitia incendere urbem, vel adjungere

slaveries (slaves) to burn the city, or to attack [them]

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sibi, vel interficere viros earum. Sed in his

to him, or to murder the husbands of them. But among these

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erat Sempronia, quae saepe commiserat multa faoinora.

was Sempronia, who often bad committed many acts

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virilis andaciae. Haec mulier fuit satis fortunata

of manly boldness, This woman was sufficiently happy

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genere atque forma, praeterea viro et liberis:

in lineage and beauty, moreover in a husband and children

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docta Graecis et Latinis literis: psallere,

learned in Greek and Latin letters (literature): to sing,

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saltare elegantius quam est

dance [she could sing and dance more-gracefu1ly than is

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necesse probae : multa ilia quae

necessary for a chaste (lady): (she knew) many other (things) which

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sunt instrumenta luxuriae: sed omnia.

are instrumenta of luxury: but all (things were)

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semper cariora ei quam fuit decus atque pudicitia.

always dearer to her than was honour and chastity.