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 (4,610 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].
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 ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,610 views/month, #3,489 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
He has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas[69], a theologian[70], 1225–1274[71], specialised in philosophy[72]; Voltaire[73], a philosopher[74], 1694–1778[75], of France[76], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[77], specialised in philosophy[78]; Edmund Burke[79], a politician[80], 1729–1797[81], of Kingdom of Ireland[82], specialised in political science[83]; Erasmus[84], a translator[85], 1466–1536[86], of Seventeen Provinces[87], specialised in Christian philosophy[88]; Pierre-Joseph Proudhon[89], an economist[90], 1809–1865[91], of France[92], specialised in philosophy[93]; and Richard Cantillon[94], an economist[95], 1675–1734[96], of Ireland[97].
Works attributed to him include Catiline Orations[98], Philippicae[99], De finibus bonorum[100], In Verrem[101], De re publica[102], and Inter arma enim silent leges[103].
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