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Cicero

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Cicero
Born3 January 106 BCE
Arpinum, Italy, Roman Republic
Died7 December 43 BCE
Formia, Italy, Roman Republic
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityRoman
Political partyOptimates


Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BCE – 7 December 43 BCE) was a reactionary Roman historian who supported the aristocracy against popular reformers like Julius Caesar. He was in exile for political assassinations and thus could not help the Senate kill Caesar, but he supported its actions. During civil war that resulted, Caesar's heirs defeated Cicero and killed him.[1]

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Western historians glorify Cicero and use him as a major source on Roman history, which distorts history in favor of the past and present ruling classes.[1]

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