Cicero was a philosopher and was traditionally considered the master of Latin. With a man by the name of Quintilian declaring that Cicero was "not the name of a man, but of eloquence itself." This goes to show how important Cicero was but there are even more examples of this. He is credited with transforming Latin from a utilitarian language into a versatile capable language allowing the expression of complicated thoughts with clear clarity. Even Julius Caesar praised Cicero's achievements by telling him "it is more important to have greatly extended the frontiers of the Roman spirit than the frontiers of the Roman empire" According to a man by the name of John William Mackail, "Cicero's unique and imperishable glory is that he created the language of the civilized world, and used that language to create a style which nineteen centuries have not replaced, and in some respects have hardly altered".Cicero was also a writer with an large interest in a variety of subjects, in keeping with the philosophical traditions in which he was trained. …show more content…
Jerome, who had a vision in which he was accused of being a "follower of Cicero and not of Christ" before the seat of