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 89. Coss., Cn. Æt. 17. Cicero serves a first campaign Pompeius Strabo,                 in the army of Gnæus Pompeius Strabo L. Porcius Cato. (12 Phil. § 27).

The lex Plotia passed which admitted the equites to the iudicia: and also the lex Plotia de vi.

Cicero attended this year the chambers of Q. Mucius Scævola (Brut. § 306).

88. Coss., L.               Æt. 18. Cicero studies philosophy under Cornelius Sulla,                 Philo the Academician (Brut. § 90) and Q. Pompeius Rufus. Phædrus the Epicurean (vol. ii., p. 308).

He also listened attentively to the speeches of the tribune P. Sulpicius Rufus (Brut.                                 § 306).

Flight of Marius. First reforms of Sulla.

87. Coss., Cn. Æt. 19. Cicero attends the lectures on Octavius, occis., L.      rhetoric of Molon of Rhodes at Rome. Cornelius Cinna, abd., L. Valerius         Return of Marius and the first great Flaccus II., L.                  massacre, in which three famous orators Cornelius Merula,                perished, Q. Catulus, M. Antonius, and occis. C. Iulius (Brut. § 307).

Sulla in Greece commanding in the first Mithradatic war.

86. Coss., L.               Æt. 20. Cicero begins composing rhetorical Cornelius Cinna                  works, of which de Inventione is II., C. Marius                    extant. VII., mort., L. Valerius Flaccus. Death of Marius on January 13th.

85. Coss., L.               Æt. 21-23. Nearly three years' peace Cornelius Cinna                  at Rome while Sulla was carrying on the III., Cn. Papirius               Mithradatic war. Cicero devoted himself Carbo II. during this time to study of all kinds, but especially to Dialectics, with the Stoic 84. Coss., Cn. Diodotus, who lived in his house. He Papirius Carbo                   also practised declamation in Greek and II., L. Cornelius                Latin (Brut. §§ 308, 309). Cinna IV.

83. Coss., L.               Sulla returns to Italy late in  83. Cornelius Scipio, C. Iunius Norbanus. The Capitolium struck by lightning and burnt.

Birth of M. Antonius, M. Iunius Brutus, and C. Cassius.