 Marcus Tullius Cicero ( January 3 , 106 BC – December 7 , 43 BC ) was an Ancient Roman philosopher and politician , famous for his oratory skills . He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order , and is widely considered one of Rome 's greatest orators , and one of the premier prose stylists during the Golden Age of Latin . Tullia <unk> ( August 5 , 79 BC or 78 BC – February 45 BC ) , Cicero 's daughter , died in the winter of 45 BC after giving birth to her second son ; this caused Cicero to go into a period of deep mourning . 
