Catiline

(redirected from Catilina)
Also found in: Encyclopedia.

Cat·i·line

(kăt′l-īn′) Originally Lucius Sergius Catilina. 108?-62 bc.

Roman politician and conspirator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Roman Republic while Cicero was a consul.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Catiline

(ˈkætɪˌlaɪn)

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

Catilinarian adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Cat•i•line

(ˈkæt lˌaɪn)

n.

(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 B.C., Roman politician and conspirator.

Translations

Catiline

[ˈkætɪˌlaɪn] n → Catilina m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Lucius Sergius Catilina, Anglicized as Catiline, was a first-century BCE Roman Senator who attempted to overthrow the ancient republic.

"WHERE ROME FAILED WITH HERS": FISHER AMES, THE CLASSICS, AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

A central focus of her meticulously researched study was Cicero's political combat with, and triumph over, the treasonous conspiracy led by Roman Senator Lucius Sergius Catilina, known in English as Catiline.

"A Murderer Is Less to Be Feared"

In 1849, he wrote his first play, Catilina. He also wrote Ghosts (1881), An Enemy of the People (1881) and HeddaGabler (1890) among others.

Role of women in a man's world as portrayed in Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'

Oh Mario ambicioso, oh Catilina cruel, oh Sila facineroso, oh Galalon embustero, oh Vellido traidor, oh Julian vengativo, oh Judas codicioso!