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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.
'''Cicero''' (106-43 BC) (full name '''Marcus Tullius Cicero''') was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] consul, orator, statesman, lawyer, philosopher, as well as being a prolific writer of books. 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.
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.
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.
Cicero was also responsible for unveiling a plot to overthrow the Republic, and his consulship in particular, masterminded by [[Catiline]] among others.
Cicero was also responsible for unveiling a plot to overthrow the Republic, and his consulship in particular, masterminded by [[Catiline]] among others.
== Selected Works of Cicero ==
''De Oratore
In Catilinam
Brutus
De Inventione
De Re Publica
De officiis
De Legibus''
== Quotes of Cicero ==
<blockquote>"Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?" - Cicero</blockquote>
<blockquote>"Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?" - Cicero</blockquote>