Catulus

And they resolved that a representation of his chariot be set on the Capitol opposite Jupiter, that upon an image of the inhabited world a bronze figure of Caesar be mounted, holding a written statement to the effect that he was a demi-god, and that his name be inscribed upon the Capitol, in place of that of Catulus, on the ground that he had finished the temple, in the course of the construction of which he had undertaken to call Catulus to account.

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"You haven’t said a word to make me change my mind, Quintus Lutatius Servilis," said Cinna harshly, calling Catulus Caesar servile.

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Catulus, Isauricus, Hortensius, the Lucullus brothers, Silanus, Murena, even Cato, who was now a tribune-elect alongside Nepos—each was drawn aside and given a whispered briefing.

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Was it when they went inside to find not just Cicero but the two consuls-elect, Silanus and Murena, and the principal leaders of the Senate—Catulus, Isauricus, Hortensius, Lucullus, and several others—all of whom Cicero had summoned to witness the proceedings?

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“And what a spectacle that will be!” broke in Catulus.

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It was addressed to a number of prominent senators, among them Catulus, Caesar, and Lepidus, and was signed by Catilina:

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CICERO INFORMED ONLY the most trusted senators of his intention to propose a triumph for Lucullus—men like his brother, Quintus; the former consul, Gaius Piso; the praetors, Pomptinus and Flaccus; friends such as Gallus, Marcellinus, and the elder Frugi; and the patrician leaders Hortensius, Catulus, and Isauricus.

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I could clearly make out Catulus, who had rebuilt the temple on behalf of the Senate and whose name appeared above the door “greater than Jove,” some wags called him in consequence.

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Thus passed from this world Quintus Lutatius Catulus, in the sixty-first year of his life: consul, pontiff, and fierce upholder of the prerogatives of the Senate.

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Clodius attacked Lucullus, Hortensius, and Catulus repeatedly by name, but when it came to Cicero he confined himself merely to repeating the old joke that the former consul had kept himself “fully informed.”

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