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Marcus Tullius Cicero [a] (/ ˈ s ɪ s ə r oʊ / SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, [4] who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. [5]
The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 years, 89 days. John F. Kennedy , assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk , who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
Cicero's son, Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor, during his year as a joint consul with Octavian in 30 BC, avenged his father's death somewhat when he announced to the Senate Mark Antony's naval defeat at Actium in 31 BC by Octavian and his capable commander-in-chief Agrippa. In the same meeting the Senate voted to prohibit all future Antonius ...
His death quickly led to theories that he had been poisoned [63] or committed suicide. Rumors of poisoning were fueled, in part, by a book called The Strange Death of President Harding by private detective and former Ohio Gang member Gaston Means, who suggested First Lady Florence Harding had poisoned her husband after learning of his ...
[15]: 95 To judge by what I now endure, the hand of death grasps me sharply." [11]: 140 [15]: 95 — Salvator Rosa, Italian artist and poet (15 March 1673), when asked how he was "Death is the great key that opens the palace of Eternity." [77] — John Milton, English poet and intellectual (8 November 1674) Death of the Viscount of Turenne.
Marcus Tullius Tiro (died 4 BC) was first a slave, then a freedman, of Cicero from whom he received his nomen and praenomen.He is frequently mentioned in Cicero's letters. After Cicero's death Tiro published his former master's collected works of letters and speeche
Jay Cicero, president of the Super Bowl Host Committee, said in a statement that he was “confident the teams on the ground will complete these preparations on time and within their original ...
Cicero's son, Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor, during his year as a consul in 30 BC, avenged his father's death somewhat when he announced to the Senate Mark Antony's naval defeat at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC by Octavian and his capable commander-in-chief Agrippa. In the same meeting the Senate voted to prohibit all future Antonius descendants ...