( Log Out /  1. On Dec. 7, 43 B.C., the Roman Statesman Cicero was assassinated. The republic, it appeared, was being dismantled before his eyes. When the civil war broke out between Caesar and Pompey, Cicero chose to support Pompey as he believed that was best for the Republic. Let’s talk about the first treatment for COVID-19, Mexican ambassador to the U.S.: Mexico and Utah are united by a rich and common history, In our opinion: Halloween is scary enough without COVID-19 spiking in Utah, Utah soldier killed in incident not related to training, High school football: 6A/5A/4A/3A/2A state tournament scores and schedules, Scores, stats and pictures: High school football roundup for Friday, Oct. 23. The name Cicero was a nickname meaning chickpea, perhaps referring to his bulbous nose (think of the distinctive nose of actor Karl Malden). The man who had railed against the evils of Catiline's revolution now embraced what amounted to the same thing with Octavian's private army, though his hope was to use Octavian to restore the republic as it had been. Mark Antony had insisted that Cicero be put on the proscriptions list. Appian claims Cicero was on this short list, but that only four of the individuals actually were killed, and Cicero would not die until the second wave of proscriptions. While this was being done, most of those who were standing around covered their faces. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Actually it wasn't very accurate at all. … (Cicero) stretched his neck as far as he could out of the litter and Herenius slit his throat. After the battle Cicero returned to Rome, accepting Caesar's promise of a pardon. Copyright © 2020 WLS-TV. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. He didn't kneel down - he stuck his head outside the window of his litter and stretched his neck. Cicero was a contemporary of Caesar, Mark Antony, and the first emperor of Rome Octavian (later to be called Augustus) but his greatest claim to fame was his defeat of the second Catilinarian Conspiracy whilst he was Consul in 63 BC. Cicero was one of the greatest orators of Rome, and lived through some of the most turbulent events at the end of the Republic. No. After Caesar's assassination, he took a major part in establishing a compromise between Mark Antony (c. 81–30 B.C.E. ) 2. Apparently, Octavian argued against Cicero’s addition to the lists but nevertheless he was hunted down and executed on the 7th of December trying to flee to Macedonia.

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