Professor Catherine Steel

And Saturninus and his followers, things get completely out of hand. Marius is consul, and Saturninus and his followers take refuge in the Senate House. prior they must have assumed to some sort of negotiation, or they must have hoped prior to some sort of negotiation to resolve the crisis. What actually happens

is that a band of citizens race up and climb on through the Senate House and stone them to death using the roof tiles. And it's kind of all hushed up. Marius kind of loses a lot of reputational kind of oomph from this whole fracas and catastrophe, and it's a disaster. But the whole thing is basically hushed up. But 37 years later, it's revived by the prosecution of a man who's accused of

is that a band of citizens race up and climb on through the Senate House and stone them to death using the roof tiles. And it's kind of all hushed up. Marius kind of loses a lot of reputational kind of oomph from this whole fracas and catastrophe, and it's a disaster. But the whole thing is basically hushed up. But 37 years later, it's revived by the prosecution of a man who's accused of

is that a band of citizens race up and climb on through the Senate House and stone them to death using the roof tiles. And it's kind of all hushed up. Marius kind of loses a lot of reputational kind of oomph from this whole fracas and catastrophe, and it's a disaster. But the whole thing is basically hushed up. But 37 years later, it's revived by the prosecution of a man who's accused of

having been involved, who I think is chosen just because there aren't that many people who were thought to have been part of the mob who are still alive. It's a show trial in the sense that it is an opportunity to talk through issues of senatorial authority and the right to trial and popular rights. It's pretty clear where Caesar is placing himself in that trial of Rabirius earlier in 63.

having been involved, who I think is chosen just because there aren't that many people who were thought to have been part of the mob who are still alive. It's a show trial in the sense that it is an opportunity to talk through issues of senatorial authority and the right to trial and popular rights. It's pretty clear where Caesar is placing himself in that trial of Rabirius earlier in 63.

having been involved, who I think is chosen just because there aren't that many people who were thought to have been part of the mob who are still alive. It's a show trial in the sense that it is an opportunity to talk through issues of senatorial authority and the right to trial and popular rights. It's pretty clear where Caesar is placing himself in that trial of Rabirius earlier in 63.

It's very prescient in some ways because of what happens later in 63, but it kind of is developing a consistent story for Caesar as somebody who, despite his patrician background and despite the fact that because he's a patrician, he hasn't been tribune of the plebs, he's not eligible to hold that office, nonetheless does seem to be alert to the will of the people.

It's very prescient in some ways because of what happens later in 63, but it kind of is developing a consistent story for Caesar as somebody who, despite his patrician background and despite the fact that because he's a patrician, he hasn't been tribune of the plebs, he's not eligible to hold that office, nonetheless does seem to be alert to the will of the people.

It's very prescient in some ways because of what happens later in 63, but it kind of is developing a consistent story for Caesar as somebody who, despite his patrician background and despite the fact that because he's a patrician, he hasn't been tribune of the plebs, he's not eligible to hold that office, nonetheless does seem to be alert to the will of the people.

That's where his emphasis on his links with Marius become relevant, which he does do. So he talks about Marius when he gives funeral speeches for some of his female relatives, where he talks about Marius. And one of the things we're told he does as edile is restore some of Marius' statues and other memorials, which of course Sulla had very much tried to eliminate from Rome.

That's where his emphasis on his links with Marius become relevant, which he does do. So he talks about Marius when he gives funeral speeches for some of his female relatives, where he talks about Marius. And one of the things we're told he does as edile is restore some of Marius' statues and other memorials, which of course Sulla had very much tried to eliminate from Rome.

That's where his emphasis on his links with Marius become relevant, which he does do. So he talks about Marius when he gives funeral speeches for some of his female relatives, where he talks about Marius. And one of the things we're told he does as edile is restore some of Marius' statues and other memorials, which of course Sulla had very much tried to eliminate from Rome.

So he's developing a complex public profile as he moves up the cursors on the wall.

So he's developing a complex public profile as he moves up the cursors on the wall.

So he's developing a complex public profile as he moves up the cursors on the wall.

Yes. I mean, his praetorship gets off to a bit of a stuttering start because there's some immediate anti-Cicero feeling that is stirred up by one of the tribunes of 62. And initially, Caesar seems to be quite sympathetic to that. He backs off very quickly, though, when the Senate make it clear that there is no sympathy for this. And the rest of his praetorship passes off smoothly.

Yes. I mean, his praetorship gets off to a bit of a stuttering start because there's some immediate anti-Cicero feeling that is stirred up by one of the tribunes of 62. And initially, Caesar seems to be quite sympathetic to that. He backs off very quickly, though, when the Senate make it clear that there is no sympathy for this. And the rest of his praetorship passes off smoothly.

Yes. I mean, his praetorship gets off to a bit of a stuttering start because there's some immediate anti-Cicero feeling that is stirred up by one of the tribunes of 62. And initially, Caesar seems to be quite sympathetic to that. He backs off very quickly, though, when the Senate make it clear that there is no sympathy for this. And the rest of his praetorship passes off smoothly.

And he then does what praetors normally do at this period, which is he takes military command. So he goes back to Hispania, where he holds military command. Reasonably successfully, in fact, quite successfully, because when he returns to Rome in order to stand for the consulship, there is an attempt to prevent him from doing that by holding up the debate on his triumph.