Explore Catiline through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Catiline in a sentence
Catiline meaning
Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE), a Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
Using Catiline
- The main meaning on this page is: Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE), a Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
- In the example corpus, catiline often appears in combinations such as: the catiline, catiline was, catiline conspiracy.
Context around Catiline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Catiline
- In this selection, "catiline" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1971, drove, pervaded, conspiracy, fled and assaulted stand out and add context to how "catiline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include admitted that catiline was an and allied with catiline. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "catiline" sits close to words such as abadi, abdelaziz and absolutist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with catiline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Catiline attended as well. (4 words)
Catiline was present when the speech was delivered. (8 words)
Cicero demanded that Catiline and his followers leave the city. (10 words)
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Selected Works, Penguin Books Ltd, Great Britain, 1971 Catiline fled and left behind his followers to start the revolution from within while Catiline assaulted the city with an army of "moral bankrupts and honest fanatics". (38 words)
Well after Catiline's death and the end of the threat of the conspiracy, even Cicero reluctantly admitted that Catiline was an enigmatic man who possessed both the greatest of virtues and the most terrible of vices. (37 words)
He described the conspirators as rich men who were in debt, men eager for power and wealth, Sulla's veterans, ruined men who hoped for any change, criminals, profligates and other men of Catiline's ilk. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Catiline also hoped that he might have an easier battle against Antonius who, he assumed, would fight less determinedly, as he had once been allied with Catiline.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Selected Works, Penguin Books Ltd, Great Britain, 1971 Catiline fled and left behind his followers to start the revolution from within while Catiline assaulted the city with an army of "moral bankrupts and honest fanatics".
Cicero procured a senatus consultum ultimum (a declaration of martial law ) and drove Catiline from the city with four vehement speeches (the Catiline Orations ), which to this day remain outstanding examples of his rhetorical style.
In Catiline's War, the 1st-century BC Roman historian Sallust gives the following account: When the battle was ended it became evident what boldness and resolution had pervaded Catiline's army.
Oratio in Catilinam Secunda Habita ad Populum Cicero informed the citizens of Rome that Catiline had left the city not in exile, as Catiline had said, but to join with his illegal army.
Well after Catiline's death and the end of the threat of the conspiracy, even Cicero reluctantly admitted that Catiline was an enigmatic man who possessed both the greatest of virtues and the most terrible of vices.
The evacuation order from the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District says there is an "imminent risk" that burned trees and other debris could sweep down McCullock Creek or Catiline Creek just east of Pemberton.
After assassinating the consuls and most of the senators, Catiline would be free to enact his reforms.
Antonius Hybrida (Cicero's fellow consul), with troops loyal to Rome, followed Catiline while Cicero remained at home to guard the city.
Asconius 84C Despite this, Catiline was acquitted again, though some surmise that it was through the influence of Caesar, who presided over the court.
By these speeches, Cicero wanted to prepare the Senate for the worst possible case; he also delivered more evidence against Catiline.
Catiline attended as well.
Catiline chose to stand for the consulship again in the following year.
Catiline tried to reply after the speech, but senators repeatedly interrupted him, calling him a traitor.
Catiline was present when the speech was delivered.
Cicero demanded that Catiline and his followers leave the city.
Cicero, having executed members of the Catiline Conspiracy four years previously without formal trial, and having had a public falling out with Clodius, was clearly the intended target of the law.
Cicero then sent an army, which cut Catiline's forces to pieces.
Clodius attempted to try Cicero for executing citizens without a trial during the Catiline conspiracy, resulting in Cicero going into self-imposed exile and his house in Rome being burnt down.
He described the conspirators as rich men who were in debt, men eager for power and wealth, Sulla's veterans, ruined men who hoped for any change, criminals, profligates and other men of Catiline's ilk.
Common combinations with catiline
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: