Classical Civilisation: The life and times of Cicero

What were some personal challenges Cicero faced?

What were Cicero's political beliefs?

When was the Sextus Roscius trial?

Why did Cicero have to be careful in this case?

How Did Cicero win over the jury in the Sextus Rosicius trial?

When was Cicero's quaestorship, and where was it?

What benefits did Cicero's quaestorship give to him?

What Cicero learn on his way back to Rome after his quaestorship?

When was the Verres trial, and who were consuls at the time?

Apart from Verres' charges of extortion, what other crimes did Cicero bring up to further convince the ton and jury that Verres was a guilty man?

What were some of the problems Cicero faced in trying to obtain evidence for the Verres trial?

How did the trial help to advance Cicero's career?

When was Cicero's aedileship, and why was it successful?

How did Cicero support Pompey before and during his praetor in 66BC?

When was Cicero elected consul, and why?

What was the speech in the run up to the election, and what did Cicero do in it?

What were two major events in Cicero's consulship?

What was the main Catiline conspiracy all about?

What happened later in Cicero's consulship which was a consequence of his actions under the SCU?

What was the Ribirius case and why was it important?

How did Cicero alienate Pompey probably considering the Eastern Settlements?

What letter is prominent in this time?

When was the bona deal scandal? And what happened ?

What were the outcomes of Clodius' trial?

When was the formation of the first triumvirate? And what did each member want from it?

Why was the First triumvirate formed?

What letter is important to this time period?

What did Caesar do in his consulship?

How did Cicero become exiled in 58BC?

What letter is important to this period?

When does Cicero return to Rome, and how?

How does Cicero disobey/undermine Caesar as well as the Triumvirate in 57BC?

What year was the Luca Conference, and what happens in it?

What is a letter concerning this period?

What are things the triumvirate forced Cicero to do?

What were the series of events which broke up the triumvirate?

Where did Cicero serve as pro-consulin 51BC?

Which letter could be of importance during this period, concerning Cicero's family?

When did Civil war erupt? And why?

When did Pompey and the Senate do, when Caesar crossed the Rubicon?

What are three important letters during this time period of 49BC?

What are other potential letters within this period?

Where did Caesar go instead of following Pompey to Greece?

What did Caesar do in 48BC?

What wee two decisive battles in 48BC?

When did Cicero return to Italy?

What did Cicero do in 47BC?

What did Cicero do in 46BC, and what happened in 46BC?

Who died in 45BC which greatly upset Cicero?

What letter is important in 45BC?

What happened in 44BC?

What three letters are extremely important in 44BC

In 44BC Cicero creates the Philippics against Mark Anthony, what does Cicero do and say in them?

What happens in 43BC?

What letter is of importance in 43BC?