Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Marcus Tullius Cicero

  • The death of Cicero

    The death of Marcus Tullius Cicero marked the end of one of the most brilliant careers in the history of the Roman Republic. Cicero was not only a statesman and lawyer but also a philosopher, writer, and defender of republican government. His assassination in 43 BCE symbolized the collapse of the Roman Republic and the…