Catiline

[ kat-l-ahyn ]

noun

1. Lucius Sergius Catilina, 108?–62 b.c., Roman politician and conspirator.

Catiline

/ ˈkætɪˌlaɪn; ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

noun

1. Catiline?108 bc62 bcMRomanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: conspirator Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc , Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)

Derived Forms

• Catilinarian, adjective

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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