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| Marcus Tullius Cicero was born ... |
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| January 3, 106 BC, near ARPINUM |
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| In Rome, Cicero studied ... under ... |
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| rhetoric, poetry, and philosophy; the Greek poet ARCHIAS |
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| Upon assuming the toga virilis, Cicero ... |
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| specialized in oratory and law |
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| After a brief period of military service and law practice, Cicero ... |
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| went to ATHENS to resume his education under the rhetoritician MOLO |
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| Cicero's first wife ... bore him his only two children ... |
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| TERENTIA; TULLIA and MARCUS |
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| Cicero never fully recovered from the death of ... |
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| his favorite daughter, TULLIA |
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| Cicero began his ... as ... in Sicily in 75 BC |
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| In 70 BC, Cicero led the prosecution of ... on extortion charges. |
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| Cicero was so eloquent in the case against Verres that the defense lawyer ... withdrew. |
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| Cicero became ... in 69 BC. |
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| Cicero became ... in 66 BC. |
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| Cicero became ... in 63 BC. |
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| Cicero was appellated a ... for attaining the consulship, a position usually reserved for those of the senatorial order. |
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| During his consulship, Cicero suppressed the efforts of ... who was attempting to gain support by practicing demagoguery. |
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| LUCIUS SERGIUS CATALINA (Catalinarian Conspiracy) |
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| For crushing the Catalinarian Conspiracy, Cicero received the title ... |
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| In 58 BC Cicero went into voluntary exile in GREECE for a year and a half because of the accusations of ... |
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| In 51 BC Cicero held his last public office as ... of ... in Asia Minor. |
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| During the civil war that broke out in 49 BC, Cicero swore his allegiance to ... and was later pardoned by ... |
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| Cicero incurred the wrath of ... for his series of 14 speeches named ... |
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| Cicero was beheaded on ... |
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| Cicero is historically famous for ... but also criticized for ... |
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| his moral uprightness and honesty; his conservative views, vacillating, weak, egotistical personality, and cowardice |
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| Next to ... Cicero is considered on of the world's greatest orators. |
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| Three of Cicero's best known speeches are ... |
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| DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEI (Manilian laws); IN CATILINAM; PRO ARCHIA |
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| Cicero's writing can be classified as either ... or ... |
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| Six of Cicero's most famous essays are ... |
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| DE AMICITIA; DE FINIBUS; DE NATURA DEORUM; DE OFFICIIS; DE ORATORE; DE SENECTUTE |
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| Over ... of Cicero's letters have been preserved, including a group written to his best friend ... |
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| Cicero's work influenced men such as ... |
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| BURKE, LOCKE, and MONTAIGNE |
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