8. Cicero

Cicero (106 – 43 B.C.) was a great Roman philosopher, speaker, and writer. He was one of the most important translators from Greek to Latin. Banned from Rome by the first triumvirate, he was later allowed to return. He was killed because of his opposing views. Even today, Latin students around the world read the works of Cicero.


Bust of Cicero

Bust of Cicero
Image:José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro ,
via Wikimedia Commons


Words

  • banned = not allowed to be in ... 
  • opposing = completely different from each other
  • philosopher = someone who studies the ideas of nature and existence
  • translator = person who changes written or spoken words into another language
  • triumvirate = a group of three powerful people who ruled Rome
  • works = writings