Creator Bio
Cicero
106–43 BCE
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman and lawyer. He was famous for his oratory skills and rose to positions of power during the reign of Julius Caesar. Cicero’s De re publica (On the Commonwealth) and De legibus (On the Laws) present political ideals and dialogues on social harmony. Several other works on rhetoric by Cicero and many of his speeches survive. Following Caesar’s assassination and many years of enmity with Mark Antony, Antony had Cicero killed.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Pompey’s Entry into the Temple
It was the practice each year to send gold to Jerusalem on the Jews’ account from Italy and all our provinces, but Flaccus issued an edict forbidding its export from Asia. Who is there, gentlemen, who…
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Roman Jews’ Contributions to the Temple
Then there is that unpopularity over the Jewish gold. This is presumably the reason why this case is being heard not far from the Aurelian steps. It was for this particular charge, Laelius, that you…