Cicero

106–43 BCE

Roman orator and statesman, whose writing shaped Latin prose.

Known as

Statesman and philosopher

Category

Thinkers

Born

106 BCE, Arpino

Died

43 BCE, Formia

Alive at the same time as Cicero

• Dong Zhongshu c. 179–c. 104 BCE, philosopher
• Mithridates VI of Pontus c. 135–63 BCE, king
• Marcus Licinius Crassus c. 115–53 BCE, financier
• Hillel the Elder c. 110 BCE–c. 10 CE, rabbi
• Pompey 106–48 BCE, general
• Spartacus c. 103–71 BCE, gladiator
• Julius Caesar 100–44 BCE, dictator
• Lucretius c. 99–c. 55 BCE, poet
• Brutus 85–42 BCE, Roman politician
• Mark Antony 83–30 BCE, Roman general
• Vercingetorix c. 82–46 BCE, military leader
• Vitruvius c. 80–c. 15 BCE, architect

Portrait: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.