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Cicero Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the full name of Cicero? | Marcus (praenomen) Tullius (nomen) Cicero (cognomen) |
| When and where was Cicero born? | January 6, 106 BC in Arpinum |
| What was Cicero's family social class? | Equites |
| What was Cicero's political party? | Optimates |
| Who was Cicero's grammaticus that he defended in court later in life? | Archais |
| What teacher of rhetoric did Cicero and Caesar have in common? | Apollonius Molo |
| What actor did Cicero study in order to create a theatrical effect as a public speaker? | Roscius |
| What were the names of Cicero's wives? | Terentia and Pubilia |
| What was the name of Cicero's son? | Marcus |
| What was the name of Cicero's daughter? | Tullia |
| When and where did Cicero die? | December 7, 43 BC in Formiae |
| How many times did Cicero hold the position of consul? | once |
| Why was Cicero given the title "novus homo"? | he was the first in his family to be in public office (and to attain the consulship) |
| What corrupt governor of Sicily was successfully prosecuted by Cicero for misusing funds? | Verres |
| What defense lawyer did Cicero defeat early in his career to become the best in Rome? | Hortensius |
| What was Cicero's first political speech? | De Imperio Cn. Pompei |
| Why did Cicero deliver a speech concerning the Manilian Law? | to give Pompey full control of a naval battle vs. Mithridates, king of Pontus |
| What was the Catilinarian Conspiracy? | a plot to overthrow the Roman government when Cicero was consul |
| How many speeches did Cicero give regarding the Catilinarian Conspiracy? | four |
| Why was Cicero given the title "pater patriae"? | For uncovering the Catilinarian Conspiracy |
| Why was Cicero forced into exile? | He exposed Clodius' affair with Caesar's wife during the Bona Dea ceremony. When Clodius became consul, he charged Cicero for executing the conspirators without a trial |
| Who was an ally of Cicero that organized the murder of Clodius? | Milo |
| What side did Cicero support in the Roman Civil War? | Pompey |
| What were the Phillipics? | 14 speeches attacking Mark Antony's character |
| Why was Cicero killed? | He was put on the Proscription List during the 2nd Triumvirate as a result of his personal, public attacks on Mark Antony (Phillipics) |
| What type of oration was delivered to a judge or jury? | Ad Iudices |
| What type of oration was delivered to the Roman senate? | Ad Patres Conscriptos |
| What type of oration was delivered directly to the Roman people? | Ad Qurites |
| Where was Cicero's first oration against Cataline delivered? | Temple of Jupiter Stator (to the Senate) |
| Where was Cicero's last oration against Cataline delivered? | Temple of Concord (to the Senate) |
| How many orations against Cataline were delivered to the Roman people ? | two (the second and third ones) |
| Who was Quintus? | Cicero's brother who served as judge during the trial of Archais |
| Who was Grattius? | The lawyer who prosecuted Archais |
| Who was Lucullus? | The patron of Archais |
| What was De Oratore about? | public speaking |
| What was De Finibus about? | neighbors |
| What was De Officiis about? | practical behavior (dedicated to Cicero's son, Marcus) |
| What was De Senectute about? | old age |
| What was De Amicitia about? | friendship |
| Who was Cicero's best friend? | Atticus (wrote many letters to him while in exile) |
| What part of an oration was the exordium? | introduction (gets the facts "out") |
| What part of an oration was the narratio? | statement of facts |
| What part of an oration was the propositio? | points needed to be proven |
| What part of an oration was the confirmatio? | proof of the case |
| What part of an oration was the refutatio? | arguments against the opposite side |
| What part of an oration was the peroratio? | concluding arguments (the oration is "through") |
| What famous speaker advised the death penalty for the Catilinarian conspirators? | Cato |
| Who wrote the historical account about the Catalinarian Conspiracy? | Sallust |
| Who was Cicero's secretary? | Tiro (also said to have invented shorthand) |
| What is a basilica? | law court |
| What was the Roman seaport to Greece and points east of Italy? | Brundisium |
| What two buildings were located on the Capitoline Hill? | arx and Temple of Jupiter |
| What was the carcer? | prison |
| What was a comitium? | place for popular assemblies (like today's political lobbies) |
| What is the curia? | senate house |
| What was the Roman main seaport to points west of Italy? | Ostia |
| On what hill of Rome did the emperors and wealthy Romans live? | Palatine |
| What is the rostra? | speaker's platform in the forum |
| What is the Tabularium? | place where public records were kept |
| What was the Temple of Saturn? | state treasury |
| What was the Tullianum? | Rome's dungeon |
| What Roman road connected Rome to Brundisium? | Via Appia |
| What was the Via Sacra? | Rome the city's main road where military triumphs and religious processions took place |
| What was Cicero regarded as being the world's greatest? | orator (public speaker) |
| What office was the first step in the Cursus Honorum? | quaestor (treasurer) |
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