Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on January 3, 106 BC and was murdered on December 7, 43 BC. This paper discusses the life of this influential Roman orator, writer and philosopher whose works provide us with valuable information about the political events of Rome during his life-time.

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"Cicero decided to start his difficult climb in Roman politics as a lawyer. In his first famous public trial, he defended one Sextus Roscius against the charge of murdering his own father. In fact, the charge was hatched by three of the father's enemies, including Chrysogonus, a henchman of the then-dictator, Sulla. Cicero not only refuted the murder charge but launched a full-scale assault on Chrysogonus as a corrupt official. Though careful to point out that Sulla could not be expected to know the misdeeds of every underling, Cicero risked the anger of a murderous dictator to clear his client of false charges, and helped promote the importance of honesty as a moral foundation of the Republic."

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