Cicero
#23
Most Influential Person Across History
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher
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Why Is Cicero Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.
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What Are Cicero's Academic Contributions?
Cicero has made the following academic contributions:
