The history of the show begins at the time of the civil war between Silla and Mario. Catilina is a young noble officer who militates among the ranks of Silla (champion of the aristocratic faction). Silla wins the last battle, takes possession of Rome and takes revenge on all the political enemies left in circulation. Catilina is his most trusted and ruthless executor (he is a soldier to say the least restless: cut the head of his brother-in-law, raping a vestal, he gives himself packs of all kinds). From this moment on there is a historiographical hole of 15 years, of which we know nothing, except that Silla retires, Rome returns to be a Republic and Catilina has a fulminating political career. The show resumes 15 years later, when he runs for the consulate. His political adversaries fear him and they do it by inventing a complaint. He re-runs two more times, but his opponents put him off by electoral fraud. So Catilina, after having honestly tried the legal route, tries the illegal one and organizes the famous "conspiracy". In the meantime, Cicero has become a consul. Of humble provincial origins, he makes a career thanks to his oratory skills and his Christian Democrat ways. Foots the "conspiracy" thanks to a tip. Some conspirators are sentenced to death. Catiline in the meantime is with his army in Tuscany. He could escape, but he does not. He decides to give battle to the consular army. His army is less numerous, badly armed, tired. He could still decide to escape, but again he does not. Instead he decides to get off his horse and fight on foot, at the same level as his men. He fights bravely and bravely dies.