Catiline

[ kat-l-ahyn ]

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noun

Catiline

/ ˈkætɪˌlaɪn; ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

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

Cicero describes the opening of a letter in the tenth paragraph of the Third Oration against Catiline.

Of these the most famous, and perhaps the finest, are his speeches against Verres and against Catiline.

Catiline was a nobleman of violent temper and bad reputation.

Catiline, accompanied by three hundred of his adherents, left the capital next morning to join Mallius.

Catiline dared to attend, and take his seat in the midst of his colleagues.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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