POLITICIAN

Cicero

106 BC - 43 BC

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Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cicero is the 53rd most popular politician (down from 28th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Italy (down from 17th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Politician.

Cicero is most famous for his orations in Rome, where he was a lawyer and politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cicero ranks 53 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto von Bismarck, Charles II of England, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, and John, King of England. After him are Richard III of England, Cnut the Great, Xerxes I, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, and Abraham Lincoln.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 106 BC, Cicero ranks 1. After him are Pompey, and Decimus Laberius. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Cicero ranks 1. After him are Atia, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Antipater the Idumaean, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Trebonius, Verres, Quintus Pedius, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Aulus Hirtius, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, and Servius Sulpicius Galba.

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    Cicero

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 88.19

    Rank: 1

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    Pompey

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 48 BC

    HPI: 87.68

    Rank: 2

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    Decimus Laberius

    WRITER

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 57.89

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cicero ranks 21 out of 5,161. Before him are Fibonacci (1170), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Thomas Aquinas (1225), Giordano Bruno (1548), Pope Leo XIII (1810), and Benito Mussolini (1883). After him are Virgil (-70), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), and Pompey (-106).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Cicero ranks 5. Before him are Julius Caesar (-100), Augustus (-63), Commodus (161), and Benito Mussolini (1883). After him are Pompey (-106), Marcus Aurelius (121), Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Geta (189), Caligula (12), and Brutus the Younger (-85).

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