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Cicero was quite hefty with regular features. If you use your browser and type in "Marcus Tullius Cicero" you will come up with several web sites with pictures of him.
No, Cicero was Roman. Cicero could speak Greek and was educated in ancient Greek philosophy, poetry and history. He was important in the introduction of Greek philosophy to Roman society.
Cicero had many ideas about the republic and the gist of them was that the republic was the best form of government on earth. This would be self-serving for Cicero as he was in with the Optimates, which were the group that resisted change.
Cicero was a firm republican. Marc Antony was a populist. They were bitter enemies. There was no way that Cicero would consider giving Marc Antony any power whatsoever.
Thre were sevral statesmen who were also authors. The most famous is Cicero. Other famous ones were Cato the Elder, Cato the Younger.
Thre were sevral statesmen who were also authors. The most famous is Cicero. Other famous ones were Cato the Elder, Cato the Younger.
Cato the Elder, Cicero, Dio Cassius, Horace, Virgil, etc..
Cato the Elder, Cicero, Dio Cassius, Horace, Virgil, etc..
Thre were sevral statesmen who were also authors. The most famous is Cicero. Other famous ones were Cato the Elder, Cato the Younger.
There were many famous Roman orators and senators, but the one that comes to mind first is Cicero. Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger were both senators and orators. Julius Caesar could be included in the group and also Marc Antony.
to argue against the kings heavy handed ruling.
Marcus Tulius Cicero is the most famous one. Cato the younger was another important one.
In the play Julius Caesar, they were Brutus and Cassius. However in reality, neither were actually leaders. The Republican leaders against Caesar in actuality were Cicero and Cato.
Your question is hard to answer because to judge an orator one would have to hear and see him and the Romans never made any DVDs of their speeches. The most famous one who comes to mind is Cicero, but in his own time he had big competition from Hortensius. Cato the Elder, Julius Caesar and Marc Antony could also be rated as great. An orator did not just stand up and deliver a speech. He had gestures and voice inflections---showmanship was part of the art of persuasion.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Cato Corporation (The) (CATO) is $867,405,535.65.
Yes, Cicero had a son whose name was Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor, or "Cicero the Younger." Cicero wrote "Partitiones Oratoriae" for his son with the hopes that Cicero the Younger would go into oratory.