1st-century BC Roman praetors

Marcus Tullius Cicero ( , ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal () family of the Roman

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. Coming to fame for his military exploits, he was the first general during the late republic to march on Rome and win a civil war. After purging his opponents, he assumed the dictatorship, sought to strengthen the republican system by means of reforms to the constitution, and resigned his plenary powers after their enactment.

Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC)

Lucius Sergius Catilina ( – January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline (), was a Roman politician and soldier best known for instigating the Catilinarian conspiracy, a failed attempt to seize control of the Roman state in 63 BC. Born to an ancient patrician family, he joined Sulla during Sulla's civil war and profited from Sulla's purges of his political enemies, becoming a wealthy man. In the early 60s BC, he served as praetor and then as governor of Africa (67–66 BC). Upon his return to Rome, he attempted to stand for the consulship but was rebuffed; he then was beset w

Ancient Roman consul, general and statesman. A leader of the Optimates

Roman lawyer, statesman and orator (consul 69 BC)

Roman consul 58 BC

Roman consul in 64 BC

uncle of the triumvir Mark Antony

Roman consul 54 BC

Roman consul 60 BC

elected roman consul for 65 BC

Roman consul 53 BC

Roman consul in 48 BCE

Roman praetor in 54 BC

Roman consul in 39 BC

Roman politician and poet

Roman politician

governor of Crete 29/28 BC

son of Clodius

Roman demagogue & conspirator

praetor 81 BC

Roman praetor 80 BC

Roman commander during Sulla's civil wars

urban praetor in 43 BC and acting-consul in 43 BC