Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) was born in Arpinium, around 60 miles south of Rome, into a wealthy equestrian family. His cognomen, or personal surname, derives from the Latin for ‘chickpea’ [cicer], by which his ancestors may have prospered. He lived through a time of great civil unrest, famously decrying, O tempora, O mores [‘Oh […]

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