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During the Catiline conspiracy Cicero successfully advocated for the execution without trial of captured conspirators,despite their legal rights as roman citizens to a trial. Are we aware how he publicly and personally reconciled this with his political position as a staunch constitutionalist ?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/AskHistorians

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