On #ThisDayInHistory in 43 BCE, #MarcusTulliusCicero was killed. A #Roman statesman (#Cicero suppressed #CatilinarianConspiracy) & syncretic/#neoplatonic #philosopher, he backed #Pompey, so under the #SecondTriumvirate he was murdered, head and hands displayed publically in Rome.

On November 26th, 43 BCE, the Second Triumvirate was formed, reshaping the future of Rome.
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