Marcus Tullius Cicero ( IPA : Classical Latin pronunciation : ( ` kikeroË ) , usually pronounced ( Ë sÉ sÉ rÉ Ê ) in English ; January 3 , 106 BC â `` December 7 , 43 BC ) was a Roman statesman , lawyer , political theorist and philosopher . Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; January 3 , 106 BC -- December 7 , 43 BC ; sometimes anglicized as `` Tully '' ) , was a Roman philosopher , statesman , lawyer , political theorist , and Roman constitutionalist .