04-18-2010, 10:42 PM
Quote:Enemies are often only enemies in the mind. The Romans believed Catilina and the Gracchi were dangerous - so I add them to the list.
Catilina was nothing more than a convenient target used by Cicero to elevate his own position and try to make his term as Consul historic. The Gracchi were enemies of the Senate of Rome, who no matter what they thought not the end all be all of Rome.
Timothy Hanna