His cognomen is Latin for chickpea, and he was so loved by the people of Sicily, where he served as quaestor, that they asked him to prosecute the corrupt governor Gaius Verres.  
His cognomen is Latin for chickpea, and he was so loved by the people of Sicily, where he served as quaestor, that they asked him to prosecute the corrupt governor Gaius Verres.  He wrote a letter to his son that explained how to live and behave and that was eventually published into a widely popular book, De Officiis.  That son announced to the Senate the death of his father's enemy, Marc Antony, who had this man murdered. For ten points, name this silver-tongued Roman statesman.
His cognomen is Latin for chickpea, and he was so loved by the people of Sicily, where he served as quaestor, that they asked him to prosecute the corrupt governor Gaius Verres.  
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