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Roman Republican praetors

  • CiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero was born on the 3rd of January 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum. His family belonged to the wealthy equestrian order, yet his name…
  • Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar entered the world on 12 or the 13th of July 100 BC into a family claiming ancient divine lineage. His clan traced its roots to Julus, son…
  • Marcus Junius BrutusMarcus Junius Brutus was born in late 85 BC into the illustrious plebeian gens Junia. His father, also named Marcus Junius Brutus, served as tribune of the…
  • Gaius Cassius LonginusGaius Cassius Longinus emerged from the gens Cassia, a family that had held prominence in Rome since the 6th century BC.
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus NumidicusQuintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus traveled to Athens in his youth. There he studied under Carneades, a celebrated philosopher and master of oratory.
  • Marcus Licinius CrassusMarcus Licinius Crassus was born in 115 BC into the gens Licinia, an old and respected plebeian family in Rome. He was the second of three sons born to…