Cicero
Also known as Marcus Tullius Cicero, M. Tullii Ciceronis, M. Tullius Cicero, Tully
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
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Marcus Tullius Cicero was a prominent Roman statesman, lawyer, and orator who lived from 106 to 43 BC and worked to defend republican principles during a turbulent period that ultimately led to the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is remembered as one of Rome's greatest speakers and writers, and his influential works on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics shaped how people thought and wrote for centuries afterward.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Romania
- Active from
- 1940-06-27
- Active to
- 1997-12-05
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Discography
- In Town1965
- Rokoko-Jazz1965
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Cicero, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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28 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Family
- Education
- Early career
- Early legal activity
- Early political career
- Consulship
- Catilinarian conspiracy
- Exile and return
- Governorship of Cilicia
- Julius Caesar's civil war
- Opposition to Mark Antony and death
- Personal life and family
- Legacy
- Writer
- Philosopher
- Politician
- Astronomy
- Works
- In archaeology
- Notable fictional portrayals
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Modern sources
- Ancient sources
- External links
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 equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.
Cicero greatly influenced both ancient and modern reception of the Latin language. A substantial part of his work has survived, and he was admired by both ancient and modern authors alike. He adapted the arguments of the chief schools of Hellenistic philosophy in Latin and coined a large portion of Latin philosophical vocabulary via lexical innovation (e.g. neologisms such as , , , infinitio, , and ), almost 150 of which were the result of translating Greek philosophical terms.
