Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero, usually pronounced  in English (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, consul, lawyer, political theorist and philosopher. He is often thought to be one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.Rawson, E.: Cicero, a portrait (1975) p.303Haskell, H.J.: This was Cicero (1964)p.300-301

His Latin is thought to be the model of Classical Latin. He introduced Greek philosophy to the Romans.

Cicero was heavily involved in the politics of the Roman Republic. After Julius Caesar's death, Cicero became an enemy of Mark Antony. In the power struggle, Cicero attacked Antony in a series of speeches. Cicero was proscribed as an enemy of the state by the Second Triumvirate. He was executed in 43 BC by soldiers working for the Triumvirate.

 References 

 Sources 
 Everitt, Anthony 2001, Cicero: the life and times of Rome's greatest politician, Random House, hardback, 359 pages,  
 Haskell, H.J.: (1946) This was Cicero,  Fawcett publications, Inc. Greenwich, Conn. USA
 Rawson, Elizabeth (1975) Cicero, A portrait, Allen Lane, London  
 Taylor, H. (1918). Cicero: A sketch of his life and works. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.

 Other websites 

 General 
 Links to Cicero resources 
 University of Texas Cicero Homepage  
  The Internet Encyclopædia of Philosophy

 Works by Cicero 

 Perseus Project (Latin and English): Classics Collection (see: M. Tullius Cicero)
 The Latin Library (Latin): Works of Cicero 
 UAH (Latin, with translation notes): Cicero Page 
 De Officiis, translated by Walter Miller
 Cicero's works: text, concordances and frequency list
 Biographies and descriptions of Cicero's time:
 At Project Gutenberg
 Plutarch's biography of Cicero contained in the Parallel Lives
 Life of Cicero by Anthony Trollope, Volume I – Volume II
 Cicero by Rev. W. Lucas Collins (Ancient Classics for English Readers)
 Roman life in the days of Cicero by Rev. Alfred J. Church
 Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by W. Warde Fowler
 At Heraklia website 
 Dryden's translation of Cicero from Plutarch's Parallel Lives 
 At Middlebury College website
  Prætor Brutus 
 News article on a museum-guide robot named after him

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