Timeline
106 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero is born.
91 BC Beginning of the Social War.
88 BC Civil War of Sulla and Marius.
Sulla assumed command.
81 BC Sulla resigned dictatorship.
80 BC Sulla stood for consul.
Trial of Sextus Roscius.
79 BC Cicero married Terentia.
Rehabilitation in Rhodes and improvement of oratorical skills.
78 BC Sulla dies.
77 BC Cicero returned to Rome.
75 BC Quaestorship in Sicily.
73-71 BC Spartacus Revolt; no elections held.
70 BC Trial of Verres.
69 BC Cicero becomes aedile.
67 BC Lex Gabinia.
66 BC Lex Manilia.
Cicero is praetor.
63 BC Cicero is consul.
Rullus' land reform bill.
Defence of Rabirius.
Increased corruption charges.
Defence of Murena.
Catiline Conspiracy.
62 BC Pro-consul speech vetoed by Nepos.
Bona Dea scandal.
59 BC Formation of the First Triumvirate.
58 BC Clodius is tribune.
Cicero is exiled.
57 BC Cicero is recalled.
Cicero is appointed one of Pompey's Special Grain Commissioners.
56 BC Conference at Luca.
Palinode.
55 BC Defence of Gabinius.
Cicero given loan by Julius Caesar.
54 BC Defence of Vatinius.
Julia died.
53 BC Death of Crassus in the East.
52 BC Defence of Milo.
Pompey sole consul.
Introduction of five-year gap between consulship and governorship.
51 BC Governorship of Cilicia.
50 BC Marcellus bypassed the senate by asking Pompey to defend the Republic.
Curio vetoed proposition of Pompey that Caesar should resign command early so could be prosecuted.
49 BC Caesar crosses the Rubicon with an army, marking Civil War.
Final Decree passed.
Cicero criticised Pompey for leaving Rome.
48 BC Cicero returned to Rome after giving up on the Pompeian cause.
Ptolemy presented Caesar with Pompey's head.
47 BC Caesar met Cleopatra.
Caesar made a special journey to meet with Cicero.
Caesar left Rome to attack remaining Republican loyalists. Cato commits suicide.
Cicero writes an essay praising Cato as a great Republican and a noble and wise man.
Caesar unsuccessfully countered.
46 BC Caesar returned to Rome to four triumphs and a banquet with 22,000 tables.
Caesar granted dictatorship for ten years.
Cicero convinced Caesar to pardon many of the Optimates who were still in exile.
45 BC Cicero spoke in the senate stating that Caesar was a great man in offering amnesties to former Pompeians.
44 BC Caesar made dictator for life.
Caesar stabbed 23 times on the Ides of March, including by Cassius and Decimus Brutus.
Cicero met with Mark Antony and agreed an amnesty with the assassins.
Launches the Philippics against Mark Antony.
Octavian accepts inheritance of Julius Caesar.
43 BC Mark Antony attack Decimus. Consuls Pansa and Hirtius as well as Octavian sent to battle. Both consuls died.
Octavian sends eight legions to demand consulship and declares Mark Antony is not an enemy of state.
Second Triumvirate formed.
Cicero included in the proscriptions list.
Cicero killed in Formiae and his head and hands were nailed in the forum.
91 BC Beginning of the Social War.
88 BC Civil War of Sulla and Marius.
Sulla assumed command.
81 BC Sulla resigned dictatorship.
80 BC Sulla stood for consul.
Trial of Sextus Roscius.
79 BC Cicero married Terentia.
Rehabilitation in Rhodes and improvement of oratorical skills.
78 BC Sulla dies.
77 BC Cicero returned to Rome.
75 BC Quaestorship in Sicily.
73-71 BC Spartacus Revolt; no elections held.
70 BC Trial of Verres.
69 BC Cicero becomes aedile.
67 BC Lex Gabinia.
66 BC Lex Manilia.
Cicero is praetor.
63 BC Cicero is consul.
Rullus' land reform bill.
Defence of Rabirius.
Increased corruption charges.
Defence of Murena.
Catiline Conspiracy.
62 BC Pro-consul speech vetoed by Nepos.
Bona Dea scandal.
59 BC Formation of the First Triumvirate.
58 BC Clodius is tribune.
Cicero is exiled.
57 BC Cicero is recalled.
Cicero is appointed one of Pompey's Special Grain Commissioners.
56 BC Conference at Luca.
Palinode.
55 BC Defence of Gabinius.
Cicero given loan by Julius Caesar.
54 BC Defence of Vatinius.
Julia died.
53 BC Death of Crassus in the East.
52 BC Defence of Milo.
Pompey sole consul.
Introduction of five-year gap between consulship and governorship.
51 BC Governorship of Cilicia.
50 BC Marcellus bypassed the senate by asking Pompey to defend the Republic.
Curio vetoed proposition of Pompey that Caesar should resign command early so could be prosecuted.
49 BC Caesar crosses the Rubicon with an army, marking Civil War.
Final Decree passed.
Cicero criticised Pompey for leaving Rome.
48 BC Cicero returned to Rome after giving up on the Pompeian cause.
Ptolemy presented Caesar with Pompey's head.
47 BC Caesar met Cleopatra.
Caesar made a special journey to meet with Cicero.
Caesar left Rome to attack remaining Republican loyalists. Cato commits suicide.
Cicero writes an essay praising Cato as a great Republican and a noble and wise man.
Caesar unsuccessfully countered.
46 BC Caesar returned to Rome to four triumphs and a banquet with 22,000 tables.
Caesar granted dictatorship for ten years.
Cicero convinced Caesar to pardon many of the Optimates who were still in exile.
45 BC Cicero spoke in the senate stating that Caesar was a great man in offering amnesties to former Pompeians.
44 BC Caesar made dictator for life.
Caesar stabbed 23 times on the Ides of March, including by Cassius and Decimus Brutus.
Cicero met with Mark Antony and agreed an amnesty with the assassins.
Launches the Philippics against Mark Antony.
Octavian accepts inheritance of Julius Caesar.
43 BC Mark Antony attack Decimus. Consuls Pansa and Hirtius as well as Octavian sent to battle. Both consuls died.
Octavian sends eight legions to demand consulship and declares Mark Antony is not an enemy of state.
Second Triumvirate formed.
Cicero included in the proscriptions list.
Cicero killed in Formiae and his head and hands were nailed in the forum.