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'''Cicero''' (106-43 BC) (full name '''Marcus Tullius Cicero''') was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] orator, statesman, lawyer and philosopher.  In the time after the assassination of [[Julius Caesar]], Cicero became one of the most powerful politicians in Rome, and a rival to [[Marc Antony]].  Cicero's attempts to rid himself of Antony failed, leading to his death.
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'''Cicero''' (106-43 BC) (full name '''Marcus Tullius Cicero''') was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] consul, orator, statesman, lawyer and philosopher.  In the time after the assassination of [[Julius Caesar]], Cicero became one of the most powerful politicians in Rome, and a rival to [[Marc Antony]].  Cicero's attempts to rid himself of Antony failed leading to his death while fleeing the Roman heartland.  
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Cicero is considered to be one of the greatest orators and speech writers that Rome produced, and a father to modern legalists and barristers.
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Cicero is considered to be one of the greatest orators and speech writers the world has ever known and a father to modern legalists and barristers.  
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Cicero was also responsible for unveiling a plot determined to overthrow the Republic, masterminded by [[Catiline]] among others.
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Cicero was also responsible for unveiling a plot to overthrow the Republic, and his consulship in particular, masterminded by [[Catiline]] among others.
    
<blockquote>"Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?" - Cicero</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>"Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?" - Cicero</blockquote>
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