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Cicero

Cicero

106 BCE–43 BCE · Athens

Rome's greatest orator and a statesman of the late Republic; his speeches, letters, and philosophical works transmitted Greek thought to the Latin world and shaped European prose.

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Stop 1 of 7106 BCEBorn

Arpinum

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Born in the Volscian hill town of Arpinum to a prominent equestrian family; same town that produced Marius.

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Works(59)