Cicero, Marcus Tullius

doi:10.1002/9781444338386.WBEAH08036

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Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Published Oct 26, 2012 · E. Fantham

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Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 bce), statesman, orator, and writer, is our main source for the culture and history of the Roman Republic in its last generation, and fundamental to the moral and political thought of the Latin Fathers (Augustine, Jerome, Lactantius), of the humanist renaissance of Italy, and of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment in Europe and America. Keywords: political history; Roman history

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Key takeawayCicero's writings are crucial for understanding the Roman Republic's last generation and the influence of his moral and political thought on the Latin Fathers, renaissance, and Enlightenment.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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