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'''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 due to the alliance of Antony and [[Octavian]]

'''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 due to the alliance of Antony and [[Octavian]]. What is particularly interesting about Cicero's rise to power was that he, a so-called new man, was able to rise to the rank of consul, when at that time the Roman Senate was overwhelmingly controlled by a few old, powerful and very rich aristocratic families.

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.