Cicero

: For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation)

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Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist.

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Cicero was born in Arpinum and killed at Formia, fleeing from political enemies. "It is no exaggeration", wrote Taylor (as cited in "References"), "to say that the most brilliant era of Roman public life was ushered in by Cicero and closed by his death—he stood at its cradle and he followed its hearse." His family, the Tullii, were one of the landed gentry in Arpinum and resented the fame and fortunes of the other great Arpinate families, the Marii. Throughout his life, the conservative Cicero loathed being compared to the then more famous Marius. The name "Cicero" is derived from cicer, the Latin word for "chickpea."

Tullius: Tullius was a Roman nomen. The feminine form was Tullia; and Tully is often seen, especially as another name for Cicero....

January 3: January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. 362 days (363 in leap years) remain in the year after this day....

106 BC: Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC...

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Cicero Hine Cottage	Burnt: Cicero Hine Cottage	Death of Cicero	Cicero Denouncing Catiline Engraved by B. Barloccini 1849
Wise Woman and Her Patients from the Villa Cicero Pompeii circa 100 BC	Catiline Plotting to Seize Power in Rome is Denounced in the Senate by Cicero	Catiline Plotting to Seize Power in Rome is Denounced in the Senate by Cicero