January 3, 106 B.C.E. Famed Roman orator Cicero was born in Arpinum in central Italy. Cicero assumed many roles during life: politician, lawyer, consul, philosopher and more. His influential work De Officiis criticized the dictatorship of Julius Caesar and outlined what Cicero considered the ideal way to live and behave in society.
January 3, 106 B.C.E. Famed Roman orator Cicero was born in Arpinum in central Italy. Cicero assumed many roles during life: politician, lawyer, consul, philosopher and more. His influential work De Officiis criticized the dictatorship of Julius Caesar and outlined what Cicero considered the ideal way to live and behave in society.
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