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Cicero wrote his De Republica, in six books.

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54 Cicero was elected augur.

55 Cicero defended Milo, charged with the murder of P. Clodius, and wrote his De Legibus, prob. ably during the year.

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Cicero, Proconsul of Cilicia. He administered
the government well, and gained some glory in
the field. He was hailed Imperator.
Cicero returned to Rome on the 4th of January,
but did not enter the city, as he hoped to re-
ceive the honor of a triumph for his victories
in Cilicia. Civil war was already imminent.
Soon after, Caesar marched upon Rome, and
the senatorial party, panic-stricken, fled from
the city. At first, Cicero attempted to remain
neutral, but at length, in June, he joined Pom-
pey in Greece.

Caesar was made Dictator.

August 9th, Caesar defeated Pompey in the
memorable battle of Pharsalia. Soon after
this, Cicero, who had not been present in the
battle, returned to Italy. Pompey fled to
Egypt, where he was put to death.
Caesar engaged in the Alexandrine War.
Caesar having brought the Alexandrine War to
a close, returned to Italy, pardoned Cicero at
Brundisium, and allowed him to return to
Rome.

Caesar gained the victory of Thapsus, in Africa,
April 6th.

Cicero wrote his Brutus and his Orator. He

also delivered his Oration for Marcellus, and
his Oration for Ligarius. See Introductions,
pp. 474 and 483.

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Year of C.'s age. 62

Caesar was made consul for ten years, dictator

and censor for life.

Cicero delivered his Oration for King Deiotarus.
See Cicero, Intro., p. 282. He also completed
several works, as De Finibus, De Consolatione,
Academicae Quaestiones, and probably the Tus-
culan Disputations.

63 Caesar was assassinated on the 15th of March.
Cicero wrote several works, as De Natura Deo-
rum, De Officiis, De Divinatione, De Senectute,
De Amicitia. He delivered his First Philip-
pic against Antony on the 2d of September.
See Cicero, Intro., p. 291. He also wrote the
Second Philippic (never delivered), and de-
livered the Third and Fourth.

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Cicero delivered the ten remaining Philippics.
Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, formed the
second triumvirate. A general proscription fol-
lowed, and, on the 7th of December, Cicero
was put to death by order of Antony.

B. C.

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