| A | B |
|---|
| Helvia | mother of Cicero |
| Strabo | father of Pompey with whom Cicero served during his military apprenticeship |
| Mucius Scaevola | trained Cicero for his work in law |
| Roscius | accused of patricide after exposing the corruption of Chrysogonos and Sulla |
| Chrysogonos | freedman of Sulla who bought the property of S. Roscius senior after his name mysteriously appeared on the proscription list of Sulla |
| Athens | here Cicero studied philosophy with Antiochus |
| Rhodes | Cicero studied oratory with Apollonius and philosophy with Poseidonios |
| Asia | Here Cicero studied oratory under Xenocles |
| Quaestor | 75 BC, in Sicily, after a rough start, cicero's fairness and excellent management earned the respect of the Sicilians |
| Aedile | 69 BC Cicero was given livestock and farm produce from Siciy to help him lower the prices of food in Rome |
| Verres | corrupt governor of Sicily whom Cicero prosecuted successfully at the request of Sicilians |
| Praetor | 66 BC at age 40 served fairly as a judge |
| Consul | 63BC, age 43 (suo anno)Cicero exposed and foiled the attempted revolution of Catiline |
| Gaius Antonius | co-consul with Cicero in 63 |
| Manlius | former soldier of Sulla who collected a force of revolutionaries in Etruria |
| Silanus and Murena | co-consuls elected for 62 BC, second defeat for Catiline in a consular election |
| Crassus | enemy of Cicero, received a mysterious letter warning him to leave Rome because of future bloodshed, died a few years later fighting the Parthians |
| senatus consultum ultimum | final decree of the senate putting Rome in the hands of Cicero |
| Metellus Celer | put in charge of the conduct of affairs outside of Rome |
| Temple of Jupiter Stator | meeting Nov 7 or 8, 63 BC, Catiline confronted by Cicero and asked to leave Rome |
| Lentulus Sura | Praetor in Rome who tried to secure the support of the Allobroges for the revolution, executed by the state |
| Allobroges | Gallic tribe whose envoys were asked to bring letters to their tribal leaders for possible alliance with the conspirators |
| vixerunt | famous words of Cicero in his announcement to the people of the executions of the 5 conspirators |
| Titus (Volturcius) | a conspirator accompanying the Allobroges to CAtiline, turned state's evidence and testifies against the 5 conspirators |
| pater patriae | award given to Cicero by Cato for saving Rome |
| Clodius | patrician who is adopted by a plebeian family, elected tribune and passes a decree to send to exile anyone who has killed Roman citizens without a trial |
| Pompeia | wife of Caesar whom he divorced because she was suspected of having an affair with Clodius, although Caesar said he didn't really believe that she did |
| Exile | 58 BC, 16 months Cicero lived in Greece waiting to return |
| Augur | 53 BC Cicero appointed to take Crassus' place who was killed |
| Governor of Cilicia | 51 BC Cicero was a fair administrator |
| Civil War | 50 BC, Caesar takes his army into Rome, Pompey leaves with a large following, Cicero stays in Rome, appears to be throwing his lot in with Caesar |
| Pharsalus | 48 BC Cicero has joined Pompey, although he does not fight in this battle, Pompey is routed by Caesar and goes to Egypt where he is killed |
| Assasination of Caesar | 44 BC, Cicero plays no part, speaks to save the conspirators |
| Antony | assistant to CAesar at time of assasination, the most powerful man in Rome until Octavius returns |
| Octavius | returns in April 44 BC to claim his inheritance from Caesar |
| Mutina | civil war between Antony's forces and the forces of Hirtius and Pansa, Rome's consuls, Antony is defeated, the consuls are killed |
| Second Triumvirate | Antony and Octavius come together with Lepidus and Rome is divided between them |
| Proscription | a list of 200 persons to be killed as enemies of the state decided by three members of the triumvirate, CIcero's name is put on by Antony |
| Philippics | speeches made against Antony by Cicero, which greatly angered Antony |
| Herennius | killed Cicero |
| Philologus | ex slave of Quintus who disclosed Cicero's whereabouts to assassins |
| Quintus | brother of Cicero |
| Terentia | first wife of Cicero whom he divorced because of neglect and spending |
| M. Tullius Cicero (filius) | son of Cicero, co-consul to Octavius |
| Tullia | Cicero's beloved daughter, died in childbirth |
| Publilia | second wife of Cicero, from a wealthy family, Cicero used her money to pay his debts |
| Tiro | Cicero's freedman |
