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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], poet[7], political theorist[8], jurist[9], writer[10], and ancient Roman priest[20]. Fields of work include philosophy[21], an academic discipline[28]; rhetoric[22], a field of study[29]; literature[23], a type of arts[30]; and politics[24], an academic discipline[31]. Positions held include quaestor[25], a position[32], in Ancient Rome[33]; plebeian aedile[26], a position[34], in Ancient Rome[35]; praetor[27], an elective office[36], in Ancient Rome[37], founded in -0366[38]; ancient Roman senator[39], a position[40], in Ancient Rome[41]; Roman consul[42], an elective office[43], in Ancient Rome[44], founded in -0509[45]; and augur[46], a position[47], in Ancient Rome[48].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include De Oratore[49], De re publica[50], De legibus[51], De Officiis[52], De Inventione[53], and Catiline Orations[54].
Spouses include Terentia[15], -0098–0006[56], of Ancient Rome[57] and Publilia[16], b. -0060[58], of Ancient Rome[59]. Children include Cicero Minor[17], a politician[60], b. -0065[61], of Ancient Rome[62] and Tullia[18], -0079–-0045[63], of Ancient Rome[64]. His religion is recorded as ancient Roman religion[65].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include December 7, 43 BC[5] and December 3, 43 BC[12]. Cicero died in Formia[4]. The cause of death was decapitation[66].
Why It Matters
Cicero has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He has been cited as an influence by Edmund Burke[68], a politician[69], 1729–1797[70], of Kingdom of Ireland[71], specialised in political science[72]; Ciceronianism[73], a trend[74]; Pierre-Joseph Proudhon[75], an economist[76], 1809–1865[77], of France[78], specialised in philosophy[79]; Erasmus[80], a translator[81], 1466–1536[82], of Seventeen Provinces[83], specialised in Christian philosophy[84]; Jakub Wujek[85], a translator[86], 1541–1597[87], of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[88], specialised in theology[89]; and Richard Cantillon[90], an economist[91], 1675–1734[92], of Ireland[93].
Works attributed to him include Topica[94], De provinciis consularibus[95], Pro Sulla[96], Pro Sestio[97], De Officiis[98], and Epistulae ad Quintum Fratrem[99].
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