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[1339] Of in the name of the Republic

I love paintings, especially if there are inspiring stories behind it. I have said so earlier and I do not mind saying it again. And below is one of those paintings.

Public domain.

Painted by Cesare Maccari, the painting is entitled Cicero Denouncing Catiline.

Here, Cicero, standing in the middle of the forum, is exposing a plot to overthrow the Roman Republic to the Senate. Sitting alone in the far right is Catiline, the leader of the conspiracy; it would be sucked to be him.