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A Chronological Summary
of the Principal Events in
the Life of Cicero

Date B.C.
106. Cicero is born on Jan. 3 near Arpinum.
89. Serves under Cn. Pompeius Strabo in the Marsic War.
86. Writes his De inventtone.
80. Delivers his speech Pro Sex. Roscio Amerino.
79-78. Travels in Greece and Asia.
77. Returns to Rome, and marries Terentia.
75-74. Serves as quaestor for Lilybaeum in Sicily.
70. Accuses Verres. First Consulship of Pompey and Crassus.
69. Curule aedile.
66. Praetor. Speech Pro lege Manilla.
64. Elected Consul with C. Antonius Hybrida (the latter by a small majority over Catiline).

63 B.C.

ยง1 . Cicero, being now consul, successfully opposes the agrarian law of the tribune P. Servilius Rullus, which was in the interests of Caesar and Crassus, and

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