# Marcus Cicero — Dialogues character guide

> Marcus Cicero in Dialogues by Seneca.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cicero

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

Roman orator and statesman, frequently cited for eloquence and politics.

## In the story

### [On the Blessings of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xx)

Used as an example of how dying during Catiline's conspiracy would have preserved his reputation as savior of the republic, whereas living longer exposed him to civil war horrors.

### [The Nature of Anger: Voluntary or Involuntary?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as a victim of Clodius' banishment.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Mentioned as an example of someone who would be angered by mockery of his poetry.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/v)

Depicted as struggling with the republic, banished, and lamenting his consulship; he calls himself 'half a prisoner' in a letter to Atticus.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xi)

Quoted on gladiators to illustrate attitudes toward death.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xvi)

Listed among good men who met a violent end at the hands of their own followers.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as one who sarcastically mocked Vatinius.

### [On Clemency and the Model of Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/x)

Listed among the flower of the State recruited by Augustus from the camp of his opponents, illustrating the benefits of clemency.

### [Book IV: The Intrinsic Value of Benefits and Gratitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/book-iv)

Mentioned as an example of a great man whose reputation elevated his son to the consulship, illustrating how benefits can be conferred for the sake of ancestors.

### [On the Duty of Respecting Ancestral Virtue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xxx)

Mentioned as the father whose son became consul due to his reputation.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xvii)

Exiled by the state after Catiline's death, his house destroyed and property plundered.

### [The Ownership of Things and the Wise Man's Possession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/vi)

His books are used as an example of dual ownership: one by the author, another by the buyer.

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