Tusculum

[ tuhs-kyuh-luh m ]

/ ˈtʌs kyə ləm /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Tusculum

Tus·cu·lan, adjective

I have advertised my Tusculan property for sale; I don't much care for a suburban residence.

The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 |Marcus Tullius Cicero
It seems to be framed upon the model of the Tusculan Questions,—with what success those who have read it may easily determine.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is prominent in the popular favorite among his larger volumes, the 'Tusculan Disputations.'

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9 |Various
In this manner he now spent five days at his Tusculan villa in discussing with his friends the several questions just mentioned.

Cicero's Tusculan Disputations |Marcus Tullius Cicero

I do not recollect if, when he wrote his 'Tusculan Disputations', his own Tullia was dead.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Tusculan

/ (ˈtʌskjʊlən) /

of or relating to the ancient Italian city of Tusculum or its inhabitants

Tusculum

/ (ˈtʌskjʊləm) /

an ancient city in Latium near Rome