Background info on Cicero Flashcards
1
Q
Full name
A
Marcus Tullius Cicero
2
Q
Date of Birth
A
3rd January 106 BC
3
Q
Where was he born?
A
Arpinum (not part of Rome)
4
Q
When was his first great achievement as a lawyer?
A
80 BC
5
Q
What was his first great achievement as a lawyer?
A
The trial of Pro Roscia Amerino, Cicero defended Sextus Roscius
6
Q
When was his first achievement as a politician?
A
75 BC (He was 31 years old)
7
Q
What position did he become when he first became a politician?
A
Quaestor
8
Q
Why was his first achievement as a politician great?
A
He had limited patronage, he wasn’t particularly well-off, he didn’t come from Rome, he wasn’t very well known.
9
Q
What was Cicero’s family’s social status?
A
They were equestrian plebeians
