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Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106–43 BC)
Roman politician, philosopher, and orator. A leader of the senate, Cicero expounded Catiline's conspiracy and prosecuted his supporters. He opposed Julius Caesar but took no part in his assassination. He critcized Mark Anthony in the senate and when Octavian came to power, Anthony persuaded him to have Cicero executed. Among Cicero's greatest speeches were Orations Against Catiline and the Phillipics. He also wrote a number of books on rhetoric and philosophical works including De Amicitia and De Officiis.
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