His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics.
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( / ˈ s ɪ s ə r oʊ/ SISS-ə-roh Latin: 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
