Bellum Catilinae 24

Cat. 24.1Igitur comitiīs habitīs cōnsulēs dēclārantur M. Tullius et C. Antōnius.

So, when the elections had been held, Marcus Tullius and Gaius Antonius were declared consuls.

Cat. 24.1Quod factum prīmō populārīs coniūrātiōnis concusserat.

This event at first had shaken the members of the conspiracy.

Cat. 24.2Neque tamen Catilīnae furor minuēbātur, sed in diēs plūra agitāre: arma per Ītaliam locīs opportūnīs parāre, pecūniam suā aut amīcōrum fidē sūmptam mūtuam Faesulās ad Mānlium quendam portāre, quī posteā prīnceps fuit bellī faciundī.

Yet Catiline's madness did not lessen, but every day he set more in motion: he prepared arms in suitable places throughout Italy, and carried money, borrowed on his own credit or his friends', to Faesulae to a certain Manlius, who afterwards was the leader in making war.

Note. in diēs plūra agitāre: historical infinitive. pecūniam … mūtuam: 'borrowed money'. Faesulae (modern Fiesole) in Etruria became the base of Manlius' army. faciundī = faciendī.

Cat. 24.3Eā tempestāte plurumōs quoiusque generis hominēs adscīvisse sibi dīcitur, mulierēs etiam aliquot, quae prīmō ingentīs sūmptūs stuprō corporis tolerāverant, post ubi aetās tantummodo quaestuī neque luxuriae modum fēcerat, aes aliēnum grande cōnflāverant.

At that time he is said to have attached to himself very many men of every kind, and even some women, who at first had supported huge expenses by selling their bodies, but later, when age had set a limit to their earnings though not to their luxury, had run up large debts.

Note. plurumōs = plūrimōs. stuprō corporis: 'by selling their bodies'. quaestuī … modum fēcerat: 'had put a limit to their earnings'.

Cat. 24.4Per eās sē Catilīna crēdēbat posse servitia urbāna sollicitāre, urbem incendere, virōs eārum vel adiungere sibi vel interficere.

Through them Catiline believed he could stir up the city slaves, set fire to the city, and either win their husbands over to himself or kill them.