them tried, convicted, and crucified. He then resumed his journey to
Rhodes, where he remained two years in the pursuit of his studies.
Then the report of the uprisal of Mithradátes reached him, and he at
once crossed over to the mainland, collected a body of volunteers, and
saved Caria to Rome.

Having finished his studies, Caesar returned to Rome and lived quietly
for a time with his wife and mother, watching the course of events.

While Caesar was thus preparing himself for the great struggle in
which he was destined to take the leading part, Cicero, the companion
of his youth, was beginning to attract attention at Rome.

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO (106-43) was a townsman of Marius. He belonged
to the Equites, and received a good education under the best Greek
teachers. As he ripened into manhood, he chose in politics the party
opposed to Caesar, and for a profession he selected the bar, hoping to
gain fame as a speaker before the Senate, and finally to become one of
its members. He took part in the Social War (89), but during the
troubled times that followed he remained quietly engaged in literary
pursuits. His first public oration (80), the defence of Roscius, who
was falsely accused of murdering his father, was a great success, and
guaranteed for him a brilliant future. Cicero improved the next few
years by study and travel in Asia and Greece. Shortly after his
return, in 75, he was elected Quaestor, and thus became a member of
the Senate. His year of office he spent in Sicily, in the performance
of his duties. There he obtained an insight into the corrupt
extortions of the Roman governors. Five years later, he conducted his
famous case against Verres.