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Cicero (Cicero)

Cicero was Rome's most famous orator. His speeches against Catiline and his letters are the usual doorway into his Latin.

Grades 6–8. Authors and genres.

How it connects

A speech aims to persuade. That is the genre to pair with his name.

Latin words that go with this card: orator, lex.

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