Politics

In three years, Cicero fell from grace and found himself ridiculed and rejected by the Roman aristocracy he had toiled strenuously to become part of. When Clodius burned down his house on the Palatine Hill in 58 BC, the destruction of the symbolic marker of his political reputation dealt a great blow to Cicero’s ego. The following year, he returned from exile and fought to get his house back at public expense, detailed in De Domo Sua . He managed to regain favor in his speech

Though theater is often reduced into a pure form of entertainment, it played the important role of social and political commentary in both contemporary society and the ancient Roman world. The inherent quality of theater, first and foremost, as a visual spectacle characterized by the use of scenery, props, and costumes in addition to acting as an appeal to its audience’s emotions made it a very enticing strategy for aspiring orators. Cicero was one such person. Known for his