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The latter two became Cicero's friends for life, and Pomponius (who later received the nickname "Atticus", and whose sister married Cicero's brother) would become, in Cicero's own words, "as a second brother", with both maintaining a lifelong correspondence. [30] In 79 BC, Cicero left for Greece, Asia Minor and Rhodes.
Atticus had become an honorary citizen of Athens and introduced Cicero to some significant Athenians. In Athens, Cicero visited the sacred sites of the philosophers. The most important of them was the Academy of Plato , where he conversed with the present head of the Academy, Antiochus of Ascalon .
Optimates (/ ˌ ɒ p t ɪ ˈ m eɪ t iː z /, [1] / ˈ ɒ p t ɪ m eɪ t s /; Latin for "best ones"; sg. optimas) and populares (/ ˌ p ɒ p j ʊ ˈ l ɛər iː z,-j ə-,-ˈ l eɪ r iː z /; Latin for "supporters of the people"; [2] sg. popularis) are labels applied to politicians, political groups, traditions, strategies, or ideologies in the late Roman Republic. [3]
Cicerone (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ tʃ ə ˈ r oʊ n i, ˌ s ɪ s ə ˈ-/ CHITCH-ə-ROH-nee, SISS-) is an old term for a guide who conducts visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.
The writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero constitute one of the most renowned collections of historical and philosophical work in all of classical antiquity. Cicero was a Roman politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, philosopher, and constitutionalist who lived during the years of 106–43 BC.
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Ciceronianism was the tendency among the Renaissance humanists to imitate the language and style of Cicero (106–43 BC) and hold it up as a model of Latin.The term was coined in the 19th century from the much older term ciceronianus, 'a Ciceronian'. [1]
A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company. A beer sommelier, also known as a cicerone in the United States, [1] [2] [3] is a trained professional, working in the hospitality and alcoholic beverage industry, who specializes in the service and knowledge of beer, similar to a traditional wine sommelier.