Marcus Tullius Cicero Was not Just an Ordinary Man, He One of the Best Philosophers in History

The Life of Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero was not just an ordinary man, he one of the best philosophers in history. But he was much more than just a philosopher; Cicero was an orator, lawyer, and a politician. "His life coincided with the decline and fall of the Roman Republic, and he was an important actor in many of the significant political events of his time," (Clayton).
Cicero was born on January 3, 106 B.C at Arpinum, a city sixty miles southeast of Rome (Gill). He placed politics above everything else. …