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Cicero
(sis′ə rō′)
Cicero,
(Marcus Tullius) 106-43 ; Rom. statesman, orator, & philosopher
city in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 86,000
Origin: after (Marcus Tullius) Cicero
See Cicero in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A town of northeast Illinois, an industrial and residential suburb of Chicago. Population: 81,800.
, Marcus Tullius 106-43 B.C.
Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher. A major figure in the last years of the Republic, he is best known for his orations against Catiline and for his mastery of Latin prose. His later writings introduced Greek philosophy to Rome.
Related Forms:
- Cicˌe·roˈni·an adjective
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