Were Cicero’s Philippics the Cause of his Death?

Abstract

a of men who must be put to death, more than two hundred in number. proscription of Cicero, however, caused the most strife in their debates, Antony con-senting to no terms unless Cicero should be the first man to be put to death, Lepidus siding with Antony, and Octavian holding out against them both. [ … ] It is said that for the first two days kept up struggle to save Cicero, but yielded on the third day and gave up.