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'''Catiline''' (108 - 62 BC) was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] politician who tried to overthrow the [[Roman Republic]].
 
'''Catiline''' (108 - 62 BC) was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] politician who tried to overthrow the [[Roman Republic]].
 
He was stopped however, by [[Cicero]], who was [[consul]] at the time, in 63 BC.
 
He was stopped however, by [[Cicero]], who was [[consul]] at the time, in 63 BC.
Cicero's famous speech ''De Catilina'' forced him to flee the city. A few months later he and his followers were killed by the Roman army.<ref>Sallust, ''The Conspiracy of Catiline''.</ref>
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Cicero's famous speech against Catiline forced him to flee the city. A few months later he and his followers were killed by the Roman army.<ref>Sallust, ''The Conspiracy of Catiline''.</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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