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What do we need to know about Cicero?
Timeline:
106 B.C. : Born into an equestrian family -- define equestrian
He started writing in his early 20's
66 B.C.: Cicero became consul; unusual for a novus homo to become consul (define novus homo)
58 B.C.: Cicero exiled for the first time for having the Catiline conspirators executed (by retroactive decree, pushed by Clodius)
56 B.C.: Cicero gives the Pro Caelio
43 B.C.: Cicero's murder, and what happened to him
Be able to identify the following historical figures as they relate to Cicero:
Sulla
Pompey
Catiline
Clodius
Clodia
Caelius
Atratinus
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
The six parts to a speech:
1. exordium: the introduction of the case
2. narratio: a statement of the facts of the case
3. divisio: an outline of the major points of the case
4. confirmatio: proof of the case
5. refutatio: the refutation of the opposing arguments
6. peroratio: the conclusion
Works By Cicero in Translation: