Cicero is a human[1]. Born in Arpino[2], he… he was born on January 3, 106 BC[3]. He died in Formia[4]. He died on December 7, 43 BC[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], poet[7], political theorist[8], jurist[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,966 views/month, #3,489 of 1,000,298).[11]
Cicero's place of birth was Arpino[2]. He was born on January 3, 106 BC[3]. His father was Marcus Tullius Cicero[13]. His mother was Helvia[14]. He is identified as part of the Romans ethnic group[20].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], poet[7], political theorist[8], jurist[9], writer[10], and ancient Roman priest[21]. Fields of work include philosophy[22], an academic discipline[28]; rhetoric[23], a field of study[29]; literature[24], a type of arts[30]; and politics[25], an academic discipline[31]. Positions held include quaestor[26], a position[32], in Ancient Rome[33]; plebeian aedile[27], a position[34], in Ancient Rome[35]; praetor[36], an elective office[37], in Ancient Rome[38], founded in -0366[39]; ancient Roman senator[40], a position[41], in Ancient Rome[42]; Roman consul[43], an elective office[44], in Ancient Rome[45], founded in -0509[46]; and augur[47], a position[48], in Ancient Rome[49].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include De Oratore[50], De re publica[51], De legibus[52], De Officiis[53], De Inventione[54], and Catiline Orations[55].
Spouses include Terentia[15], -0098–0006[57], of Ancient Rome[58] and Publilia[16], b. -0060[59], of Ancient Rome[60]. Children include Cicero Minor[17], a politician[61], b. -0065[62], of Ancient Rome[63] and Tullia[18], -0079–-0045[64], of Ancient Rome[65]. His religion is recorded as ancient Roman religion[66]. He was affiliated with the optimates[67].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include December 7, 43 BC[5] and December 3, 43 BC[12]. Cicero passed away in Formia[4]. The cause of death was decapitation[68].
Why It Matters
Cicero ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,966 views/month, #3,489 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He has been cited as an influence by Voltaire[71], a philosopher[72], 1694–1778[73], of France[74], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[75], specialised in philosophy[76]; Thomas Aquinas[77], a theologian[78], 1225–1274[79], specialised in philosophy[80]; Erasmus[81], a translator[82], 1466–1536[83], of Seventeen Provinces[84], specialised in Christian philosophy[85]; Edmund Burke[86], a politician[87], 1729–1797[88], of Kingdom of Ireland[89], specialised in political science[90]; Pierre-Joseph Proudhon[91], an economist[92], 1809–1865[93], of France[94], specialised in philosophy[95]; and Richard Cantillon[96], an economist[97], 1675–1734[98], of Ireland[99].
Works attributed to him include De finibus bonorum[100], Catiline Orations[101], De Officiis[102], De re publica[103], Philippicae[104], and De Natura Deorum[105].
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