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Catiline
[ kat-l-ahyn ]
noun
- Lucius Sergius Catilina, 108?–62 b.c., Roman politician and conspirator.
Catiline
/ ˈkætɪˌlaɪn; ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /
noun
- Catiline?108 bc62 bcMRomanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: conspirator Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc , Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
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Derived Forms
- Catilinarian, adjective
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Example Sentences
Cicero describes the opening of a letter in the tenth paragraph of the Third Oration against Catiline.
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Of these the most famous, and perhaps the finest, are his speeches against Verres and against Catiline.
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Catiline was a nobleman of violent temper and bad reputation.
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Catiline, accompanied by three hundred of his adherents, left the capital next morning to join Mallius.
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Catiline dared to attend, and take his seat in the midst of his colleagues.
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