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Tusculum

American  
[tuhs-kyuh-luhm] / ˈtʌs kjə ləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.


Tusculum British  
/ ˈtʌskjʊləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Latium near Rome

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Four seasons at Tusculum led to his first Division I opportunity and three years under Roberts at Southeastern Louisiana, where he became defensive coordinator for the first time in 2014.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

Peacock was the offensive line coach at Tusculum University last season.

From Fox News ● Aug. 21, 2021

Another site, at Tusculum University, a liberal arts college founded in 1794, holds his library, a small collection of books that are mostly government printings of records and documents.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2020

Harris was a head women’s basketball coach at Tusculum from 2009-12 and at UNC Wilmington from 2012-17.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2019

The bearers turned once more and began the ticklish descent of the paved roadway to the valley below, where the Circus of Tusculum was built.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller

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