Cicero
Catiline's senatorial nemesis
Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher of the first century BCE, widely considered the greatest Latin prose stylist.
His speeches, letters, and philosophical works became models of rhetoric and influenced Western thought for centuries.
In typography, a cicero is a unit of measurement equal to about 4.5 millimeters, used in continental European printing.
Diplomat in foreign city
- republicState with elected leaders
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- optimatesRoman aristocratic political faction
- Julius CaesarRoman dictator and general
Pompey · Mark Antony · proscription · exile · Roman politics · patrician · civic duty · tyrannicide
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
speeches · declamation · forensic · invective · defense · prosecution · advocate · courtroom
Virtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- natural lawInherent moral principles
skepticism · eclecticism · humanism · duty · wisdom · contemplation · Cato · Greek philosophy
Alphabetic characters or mail
- epistlesLiterary or formal letters
- Latin literatureWritten works in Rome's tongue
- prose styleWriter's characteristic expression
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
treatise · translation · humanism · Renaissance · Petrarch · classical education · quotations · manuscripts
Midwestern state, sixth-largest
- Chicago suburbMunicipality bordering the city
- townMid-sized settlement
- municipalityLocal governing district
- racetrackCourse for competitive speed
Hawthorne · Al Capone · gangster · mobster · speakeasy · Prohibition · organized crime · hideout
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Diplomat in foreign city
- republicState with elected leaders
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- optimatesRoman aristocratic political faction
Julius Caesar · Pompey · Mark Antony · proscription · exile · Roman politics · patrician · civic duty · tyrannicide · constitution
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
Senate · speeches · declamation · forensic · invective · defense · prosecution · advocate · courtroom · pleading
Stoicism
Virtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
natural law · skepticism · eclecticism · humanism · duty · wisdom · contemplation · Cato · Greek philosophy · moral philosophy
letters
Alphabetic characters or mail
- epistlesLiterary or formal letters
- Latin literatureWritten works in Rome's tongue
- prose styleWriter's characteristic expression
dialogue · treatise · translation · humanism · Renaissance · Petrarch · classical education · quotations · manuscripts · Atticus
Illinois
Midwestern state, sixth-largest
- Chicago suburbMunicipality bordering the city
- townMid-sized settlement
- municipalityLocal governing district
racetrack · Hawthorne · Al Capone · gangster · mobster · speakeasy · Prohibition · organized crime · hideout
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero
- Latin authorsVirgil, Ovid, Horace, Livy, Tacitus
- Latin scholarsVirgil, Ovid, Horace, Seneca, Pliny
- Roman WritersSeneca, Pliny the Elder, Lucretius, Vitruvius
- classical philologyclassical studies, classical languages, ancient Greek, ancient texts, philologists
- Latin scholarshipLatin poetry, philology, classical texts, paleography, lyric poetry
CiceroMark Antony
Julius Caesar · Augustus · Marius · tyrant · dictator