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If you're interested in the life of Marcus Cicero and the later years of the Roman Republic in general, you could read his speeches and his letters to Atticus, of course, or his 'published' books (like [i]De Republica[/i]), but I recommend a novel called [i]Imperium[/i] and its sequels by George Harris for a more relaxed and entertaining ride. It's fantastic historical fiction that takes relatively little artistic liberty and adheres strictly to everything we know to be true about his life, only filling in the gaps with (believable) fiction where necessary. 

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I'll have to check those out. My book reccomendation is [i]Swords Against The Senate[/i], by Erik Hildinger. The book goes through all the fun little skirmishes, wars, and political mudslinging that led to the Republic getting all sorts of fucked up, covering most everything before Caesar enters the picture and tries to establish some semblance of order again through civil war and establishing a Triumvirate. The book goes into great detail about the Roman army as well.