Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (born Arpinum, Italy, 106 B.C.; died Rome, December 7, 43 B.C.). born on the Palatine hill of Rome.

Leader in the last half-century of the Roman Republic. Cicero was consul in 63 B.C. -- the first man elected consul who had no consular ancestors in more than 30 years.

Major Works:

speeches - 58 survive, 88 are recorded

rhetoric - theoretical and historical works survive

letters - hundreds of surviving letters were published after his death

philosophy - political philosophy, ethics, and theology