Cicero

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Discusses the Roman orator. His founding of the Western oratorical tradition. His political career as a Senator, and other political offices. Clash with Caesar. His execution. His rich prose style and eloquence. Dependence of his oratorical style on philosophy as well as language. His famous orations. His use of persuasive oratory.

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"When one thinks of great orators, some of the modern masters of oratory and rhetoric come to mind such as on the side of the angels - Martin Luther King, Jr. or Winston Churchill or on the side of evil - Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot. These men were all undeniably masters of the art of persuasive and eloquent speech; however, to understand how oratory is practiced one can look most profitably to the origins of the form in the classical world. This paper examines the person who might be considered to be the founder of the Western oratorical tradition, the Roman writer, diplomat and orator Cicero (106-43 BC).

Although he had a distinguished political career, he is best known as Rome's greatest orator and as a man of letters. Born Marcus Tullius Cicero in Arpinum (now Arpino, Italy), he was also known as Tully. As a youth he studied law, oratory, literature, and ..."

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