Answer:
to illustrate how Catiline was despised by all the Senators when his conspiracy against Cicero and the Republic was exposed.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The artist showed all the other senators on one side of the room and Catiline on the others to illustrate how Catiline was despised by all the Senators when his conspiracy against Cicero and the Republic was exposed.
- Roman senator Catiline devised a plan to overthrow Cicero but the plan was found out by Cicero before it could be implanted. After learning about this, Cicero delivered a speech criticizing Catiline and his conspiracy against him when Catiline and the other Senators met at the Senate.
- It shocked all the Senators and they began to slide away from Catiline to the other side of the room.