We know no figure from antiquity better than Cicerothanks to his numerous speeches and countless letters. Even his contemporaries regarded his command of language as the pinnacle of Latin perfection. Yet, for Cicero himself, rhetorical mastery was merely a means to serve his political life's purpose: the preservation and defense of the Roman Republic. He fought for this goal with utter devotion and ultimately sacrificed his life for it. In this biography, Wolfgang Schuller erects a monument to the great republican and his final struggle for the Republic. The author recounts the dramatic story of Marcus Tullius Ciceroa man prepared to die for his political ideals, and who thereby achieved immortality: born in 106 BCan equestrian, orator, and juristCicero became consul in 63 BC and exposed the Catilinarian conspiracy. Later, the "Father of the Fatherland" opposed Caesars autocratic ambitions and supported Octavian, only to be betrayed by him; fighting a losing battle, he was eventually assassinated in 43 BC by the henchmen of Mark Antony.
