Thursday, December 7, 2023

December 7, 43. The Assassination of Cicero.

 


On this day in 43, Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero was assassinated under orders of Mark Anthony.  He submitted to his captors, and his last words were:

Ego vero consisto. Accede, veterane, et, si hoc saltim potes recte facere, incide cervicem. (I go no further: approach, veteran soldier, and, if you can at least do so much properly, sever this neck.)

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