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Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher 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, and he is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.[1]

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1 Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman ________, lawyer, scholar, philosopher and Academic Skeptic.

statesman
general
playwright
emperor

2 Cicero tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the ________.

Roman Empire
Roman Republic
Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire

3 Cicero's extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, ________ and politics.

philosophy
history
poetry
drama

4 He is considered one of Rome's greatest ________ and prose stylists.

orators
playwrights
historians
poets

5 Cicero came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman ________ order.

equestrian
senatorial
plebeian
patrician


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  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Cicero
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