Not less remarkable is the ingenuity with which, in the second address, he turns the tables upon his adversary, who had sought to excite the multitude by accusing Cicero of being a supporter of Sulla, and demonstrates that Rullus was the real partizan of the late dictator, since certain clauses in the new rogation would have the effect of ratifying some of his most obnoxious acts. The defenders of the scheme were forced to abandon their design, and left the consul master of the field, who boasted not unreasonably, that no one had ever carried a popular assembly more completely with him when arguing in favour of an Agrarian law, than he had done when declaiming against it. His next exhibition was, if possible, still more marvellous. The love of public amusements which has always formed a strong feature in the Italian character, had gradually become an engrossing passion with the Romans. At first the spectators in the theatres occupied the seats without distinction of rank or fortune. The elder Scipio, however, introduced an ordinance by which the front benches in the orchestra were reserved for the senate; but, notwithstanding the immense influence of Africanus, the innovation gave a heavy blow to his popularity. Accordingly, when Roscius Otho carried a law by which places immediately behind the senators were set apart for the equestrian order, the populace were rendered furious; and when Otho, not long after the new regulation was put in force, entered the theatre, he was greeted with a perfect storm of disapprobation. The knights on the other hand, shewed every inclination to support their benefactor, both parties grew more violent, and a riot seemed inevitable, when Cicero entered, called upon the spectators to follow him to the area of a neighbouring temple, and there so wrought upon their feelings that they returned and joined heartily in doing honour to Otho. Such a victory needs no comment. The address is unhappily lost.
In order to avoid repetition, an account of each oration is given separately with the biography of the individual principally concerned. The following table presents a view of all the speeches whose titles have been preserved. As before, those which have totally perished are printed in italics; those to which two asterisks are prefixed survive only in a few mutilated fragments; those with one asterisk are imperfect, but enough is left to convey a clear idea of the work.
Pro P. Quinctio, в. с. 81. [Quinctius.]
Pro Sex. Roscio Amerino, в. с. 80. [Roscius.]
Pro Muliere Arretina. Before his journey to Athens. (See above, p. 709, and pro Caecin. 33.)
- Pro Q. Roscio Comoedo, в. с. 76. [Roscius.]
Pro Adolescentibus Siculis, в. с. 75. (See Plut. Cic. 6.)
- Quum Quaestor Lilybaeo decederet, в. с. 74.
Pro Scamandro, в. с. 74. (See pro Cluent. 17.) [Cluentius.]
- Pro L. Vareno, в. с. 71, probably. [Varenus.]
- Pro M. Tullio, в. с. 71. [M. Tullius.]
Pro C. Mustio. Before в. с. 70. (See Ver. Act. ii. 53. Never published, according to Pseud-Ascon. in 53.)
In Q. Caecilium, в. с. 70. [Verres.]
In Verrem Actio prima, 5th August, в. с. 70. [Verres.]
In Verrem Actio secunda. Not delivered. [Verres.]
- Pro M. Fonteio, в. с. 69. [Fonteius.]
Pro A. Caecina, в. с. 69, probably. [Caecina.]
- Pro P. Oppio, в. с. 67. [Oppius.]
Pro Lege Manilia, в. с. 66. [Manilius.]
- Pro C. Fundanio, в. с. 66. [Fundanius.]
Pro A. Cluentio Avito, в. с. 66. [Cluentius.]
- Pro C. Manilio, в. с. 65. [Manilius.]
Pro L. Corvino, в. с. 65. (See Q. Cic. de petit cons. 5.)
- Pro C. Cornelio. Two orations в. с. 65. [Cornelius.]
Pro C. Calpurnio Risone, в. с. 64. [Piso.]
- Oratio in Toga Candida, в. с. 64. See above, p. 711, b. [Catilina.]
- Pro Q. Gallio, в. с. 64. [Gallius.]
Orationes Consulares. (Ad Att. ii. 1; в. с. 63.)
| 1. | In Senatu, 1st January. | 
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[Rullus.] | |
| * | 2. | De Lege Agraria, Oratio prima, in senatu. | ||
| De Lege Agraria, Oratio secunda, ad populum. | ||||
| De Lege Agraria, Oratio tertia, ad populum. | ||||
| ** | 3. | De L. Roscio Othone. [Otho.] | ||
| * | 4. | Pro C. Rabirio. [Rabirius.] | ||
| ** | 5. | De Proscriptorum Liberis. | ||
| 6. | In deponenda Provincia. [Catilina, p. 680.] | |||
| 7. | In Catilinam prima Oratio, 8th Nov. |
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[Catilina.] | |
| 8. | " secunda, 9th Nov. | |||
| 9. | " tertia, | |||
| 10. | " quarta, 5th Dec. | |||
Pro Murena. Towards the end of в. с. 63, but before 10th Dec. [Murena.]
** Contra Concionem Q. Metelli, 3rd Jan., в. с. 62. [Metellus.]
Pro P. Cornelio Sulla, в. с. 62. [Sulla.]
** ''In Clodium et Curionem'', в. с. 61. [See M. Tullius.]
[Pro A. Licinio Archia. Generally assigned to в. с. 61. [Archias.] ]
Pro Scipione Nasica, в. с. 60. (Ad Att. ii. 1.)
Pro L. Valerio Flacco, в. с. 59. [L. Flaccus.]
Pro A. Minucio Thermo. Twice defended in в. с. 59. [Thermus.]
Pro Ascitio. Before в. с. 56. (Pro Cael. 10.) [Rufus.]
Pro M. Cispio. After в. с. 57. (Pro Planc. 31.)
[Post Reditum in Senatu, 5th Sept., в. с. 57.]
[Post Reditum ad Quirites, 6th or 7th Sept., в. с. 57.]
[Pro Domo sua ad Pontifices, 29th Sept., в. с. 57.]
[De Haruspicum Responsis, в. с. 56.]
Pro L. Calpurnio Pisone Bestia, 11th Feb., в. с. 56. (Ad Q. Fr. ii. 13. § 6.)
Pro P. Sextio. Early in March, в. с. 56. [Sextius.]
In Vatinium Interrogatio. Same date. [Vatinius.]
Pro M. Caelio Rufo. [Rufus.]
Pro L. Cornelio Balbo, в. с. 56. [Balbus.]
De Provinciis Consularibus, в. с. 56. [A. Gabinius.]
** ''De Rege Alexandrino'', в. с. 56. [A. Gabinius ; Ptolemaeus Auletes.]
In L. Pisonem, в. с. 55. [Piso.]
** In A. Gabinium. (Quintil. xi. 1. § 73.)
Pro Cn. Plancio, в. с. 55. [Plancius.]
Pro Caninio Gallo, в. с. 55. [Gallus.]
Pro C. Rabirio Postumo, B. C. 54. [Rabirius Postumus.]
* * Pro Vatinio, в. с. 54. [Vatinius.]
