From 79 to 77bce Cicero studied rhetoric and philosophy in Athens, Rhodes, and Smyrna (modern Izmir in Turkey). Returning to Rome, he began his political career in earnest, moving up the traditional cursus honorum (”course of political offices”). Winning many high-profile legal cases, Cicero earned a reputation as the leading advocate in Rome. He was elected as one of the two consuls for 63 bce, with the consulship being the highest elected office in the Roman Republic. In his year as consul,
Cicero uncovered a revolutionary plot led by Catilina to topple the government.
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PLOT TO TOPPLE THE GOVT.