Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA:Classical Latin pronunciation: ['kikeroː], usually pronounced [ˈsɪsərəʊ] in English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist and philosopher. He is often thought to be one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.^[1][2]

His Latin is thought to be the model of Classical Latin. He introduced Greek philosophy to the to the Romans.

Contents 1 References 2 Sources 3 Other websites 3.1 General 3.2 Works by Cicero

[change] References

[change] Sources

• Everitt, Anthony 2001, Cicero: the life and times of Rome's greatest politician, Random House, hardback, 359 pages, ISBN 0-375-50746-9
• Haskell, H.J.: (1946) This was Cicero, a fucking wetarded awtawhe;oaihve;owhe, Fawcett publications, Inc. Greenwich, Conn. USA
• Rawson, Elizabeth (1975) Cicero, A portrait, Allen Lane, London ISBN 0-7139-0864-5
• Taylor, H. (1918). Cicero: A sketch of his life and works. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.

[change] Other websites

[change] General

• • Links to Cicero resources
  • University of Texas Cicero Homepage
  • The Internet Encyclopædia of Philosophy

[change] Works by Cicero

• • Works by Cicero at Project Gutenberg
  • Perseus Project (Latin and English): Classics Collection (see: M. Tullius Cicero)
  • The Latin Library (Latin): Works of Cicero
  • UAH (Latin, with translation notes): Cicero Page
  • De Officiis, translated by Walter Miller
  • Cicero's works: text, concordances and frequency list
• Biographies and descriptions of Cicero's time:
  • At Project Gutenberg
    • Plutarch's biography of Cicero contained in the Parallel Lives
    • Life of Cicero by Anthony Trollope, Volume I – Volume II
    • Cicero by Rev. W. Lucas Collins (Ancient Classics for English Readers)
    • Roman life in the days of Cicero by Rev. Alfred J. Church
    • Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero by W. Warde Fowler
  • At Heraklia website
  • Dryden's translation of Cicero from Plutarch's Parallel Lives
  • At Middlebury College website
  • Prætor Brutus
• News article on a museum-guide robot named after him

Came after: Lucius Julius Caesar and Gaius Marcius Figulus

Consul of the Roman Republic with Gaius Antonius Hybrida 63 BC

Came before: Decimus Junius Silanus and Lucius Licinius Murena