The Life and Times of Cicero
- ISBN-10
- 1612288898
- ISBN-13
- 9781612288895
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-09
- Publisher
- Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
- Author
- Kathleen Tracy
Description
Brilliant, arrogant, passionate, ambitious, and, ultimately, enduring, Cicero is considered the greatest of all Roman orators. Determined to be famous from a young age, Cicero first made a name for himself in his twenties as a fiery attorney, who won many cases solely on the power of his speeches. He entered politics and quickly worked his way up the Roman political hierarchy until he fulfilled his dream of joining the all-powerful Roman Senate. It was there that Cicero delivered some of his most famous orations in an effort to prevent political corruption, civic unrest, and general incompetence from diminishing the republic he loved. In his later years, Cicero wrote philosophical essays on the law and the duties of public servants that are still studied in university law schools. In the end, it was Cicero's political outspokenness that cost him his life. But dying for his beliefs insured that his dream of being remembered through the ages came true.
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