Cicero Notes

* Another important example of Ciceros significance in this period is when the triumvirs of Pompey, Crassus and Caesar contemplated asking Cicero to join them. Cicero however, ever the constitutionalist could not office a alignment however informal that would ever in anyway appear in a direct contend to the Senatess authority and influence. The fact that the triumvirers approached Cicero is a clear denotation of the esteem that he was held in but there was likewise a sense that his support would give a legitimacy to their relationship/amicitia

* Despite, Ciceros praise in 63 as being the savior of the public for his actions against Catiline and the conspirators this period of acclaim was concise lived. Cicero as the champion of Republican conservatism and of the Optimates within the Senate openly condemned the triumvirers for their disregard and manipulation of Republican government for e.g. Caesars discourse of Bibulus his fellow consul and also Pompeys and Caesars use of veterans to restore agrarian (land) legislation that was in direct conflict with preceding(prenominal) Senatorial decisions.



Cicero also appeared no friend of Crassus and Clodius, whose role as tribune and his use of populist measures and voter-intimidation, was clearly an affront to Ciceros great deal of government with the Senate controlling major decision-making. The outcome for Cicero was his exile ironically using the one action of his political career for which he was most praised, that is, the killing of the Catiline conspirators. In 16 years Cicero had gone(a) from being champion of the Republic to being abandon by the Republic he aimed to protect

* The significance for Ciceros exile is it clearly shows that Cicero was an ambitions to Clodius. We are reminded that Cloidius had been threatened by Cicero during his trial over the Bonadaei scandal for which Clodius has not forgotten, unfortunately for Cicero, his confidence of Pompey to defend him was misplaced and it hifghlights the...If you trust to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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