Cicero: Romes Greatest Orator

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CiceroRomes Greatest Orator

• By Alex H.

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Personal Life

• Born 106BCE
• Born in Arpinum, Italy
• Married Terentia
• Had one son-studied in Athens-named Marcus
• Died December 7, 43BCE

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Career Highlights

• 74BCE-enters Senate
• 66BCE-elected Praetor of Rome
• Due to prosecuting corrupt governor of Sicily
• 64BCE-elected consul of Rome
• 57BCE-proconsul of Cilicia-Roman province

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Career Highlights

• Studied in Greece, Asia, and Rome
• Studied law, oratory, literature, and philosophy
• Eloquence in orating got popularity

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Most Famous Times Doings

• Romes greatest orator
• Prosecuted/killed Catiline and men by orations
• Were aristocrats
• Planned to overthrow Cicero and Roman Republic
• Prosecuted Verres-corrupt governor of Sicily
• Used philosophy to humiliate in orations

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End of life

• Rebelled against against Marc Antony
• Was afraid of him being new Julius Caesar
• Used Philipics orations
• Was killed on December 7, 43BCE
• Head and hands were hung up in Forum

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Oration Process

• Used philosophy and law
• Followed specific pattern
• Entrance-stating subject
• Narration-cause of speech
• Proposition-idea
• Division-concepts
• Confirmation-evidence supporting idea
• Rebuttal-disagreement of evidence
• Conclusion-outline of evidence and listening to
  audiences feelings

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Cicero Excerpt

• WHAT CICERO SAID ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
• When there is a king, only the king has many
  rights. The people have only a small share in
  deciding. In an oligarchy, the power does not
  belong to all the people. In a democracy, it is
  hard for men to rise as leaders

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Cicero Excerpt Continued

• Kings can appeal to us by being kind and
  fatherly. Oligarchies can be efficient, fair, and
  intelligent. Democracies can promise freedom. So
  it is hard to make a choice. I do not approve any
  of these alone. I would like a government that
  combines all three.

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Cicero The Wisest Roman

• Wisest because saved Roman Republic for as long
  as he could by prosecuting Catiline
• Prosecuted Verres-corrupt governor of Sicily
• Made greatest orations that convinced government
  about things

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