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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
The fame
first
of his family to reach the consulship, Cicero won some by suppressing the conspiracy of Catiline ; but
as a statesman
his chief
and
lasting distinction
he was hardly rivaled in priceless possession.
his
was along
own
literary lines.
generation
In oratory
and his writings are a