Full Name: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nickname: Cicero

Father: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mother: Helvia
Brother: Quintus Tullius Cicero (b. 104 BC)
Wife: Terentia (m. 77 BC, div. 47 BC)
Wife: Publilia Brutus (m. 46 BC, div. 46 BC)
Son: Marcus (b. 65 BC)
Daughter: Tullia (d. 45 BC, childbirth)

Date of Birth: 3 January 3 106 BC
Birth Place: Arpinum, Roman Republic (now Arpino, Lazio, Italy)

Date of Death: 7 December 43 BC (aged 63)
Death Place: Formia, Roman Republic
Cause of Death: Execution

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Author, Politician, Lawyer, Philosopher

Influences: Demosthenes, Plato, Polybius, Panaetius, Posidonius, Aristotle, Academic Skepticism, Peripatetism.

Influenced: William Godwin, Rousseau, David Hume, John Locke, Tacitus, Plinius, Quintilian, Augustine, Boethius, Renaissance humanists, Thomas More, Hugo Grotius.

Major Writing: De Oratore (55 BC), De Republica (52 BC), De Legibus (52 BC), Brutus (46 BC), Paradoxa (46 BC), Orator (46 BC), De Finibus (45 BC), Tusculanae Disputationes (44 BC), De Natura Deorum (44 BC), De Officiis (44 BC), Epistulae ad Atticum (letters), Epistulae ad Familiares (letters), Epistulae ad Quintum fratrem (letters)

Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was the greatest speaker among the many famous statesmen of ancient Rome. His influence on the Latin language was thus vast that the following history of prose in not solely Latin however European languages up to the nineteenth century was the same to be either a reaction against or a come to his vogue. His writings influenced William Godwin, Rousseau, David Hume, John Locke, Tacitus, Plinius, Quintilian, Augustine and many more.

Childhood & Early Life: Cicero was born on 3 January 3 106 BC in Arpinum (a hill town 100 kilometres southeast of Rome), Roman Republic (now Arpino, Lazio, Italy). He began studying the writings in his father's library. He as well as his brother became greatly interested in philosophy and public speaking. After knowing their interest, his father sent his sons to Rome for the best education. Rome was also a place where the boys could increase their social standing. Cicero's interest in philosophy figured heavily in his later career and led to him introducing Greek philosophy to Roman culture. In 87 BC, Philo of Larissa, the head of the Academy that was founded by Plato in Athens about 300 years earlier.

Personal Life & Family: In 77 BC, Cicero married Terentia at the age of 29 but their relationship endured harmoniously for 30 years. In 65 BC his son Marcus was born. Although his marriage to Terentia was one of convenience Cicero held great love for his daughter Tullia. Cicero hoped that Marcus would become a philosopher like him but Marcus joined military service. In 46 BC, Cicero married Publilia Brutus, a young girl.
Later Life & Death: In 63 BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero became consul by supporting conservative senators. In 60 BC, Julius Caesar invited him to be the fourth member of his existing partnership but Cicero refused the invitation. Cicero changed sides once again and he suspected it would undermine the Republic. On May 23, 58 BC, Cicero was exiled to fall into depression. He was greeted by a cheering crowd when he returned to Italy on August 5, 57 BC. Throughout his career, Cicero wrote a large number of letters besides books and over 900 of them have survived. In 43, he was murdered by his opposition and the supporters of Mark Antony.