We were thrilled to host The Professor for this initial talk.
The transcript in full
Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?
If your Latin is rusty
The 25 Acres Editorial Team offers this translation:
When, O Catiline, do you mean to cease abusing our patience?
Historical background
This comes from the start of Cicero's first oration against Cataline. Check it out ... to tease you, here are the first few sentences:
When, O Catiline, do you mean to cease abusing our patience? How long is that madness of yours still to mock us? When is there to be an end of that unbridled audacity of yours, swaggering about as it does now?
Unique insight from The Professor himself
Catilina was put to death after Cicero's speech.
If you want a good read about Cicero and Rome, get the Cicero trilogy by Robert Harris. Great read after chopping wood.
