Frankly, the end of the Roman Republic era is one of the most eventful and fascinating in history. You have two Shakespeare plays: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, though Caesar is only a short snapshot of the assassination and Antony portrays that figure positively, and Cicero isn't a major character in either.
There's a historical fiction series about Cicero by Robert Harris that I love.
Cicero is notable to another Character mentioned in Law of One: Augustine. Augustine said that the (now lost) Cicero work Hortensius is what sparked his interest in philosophy. In addition, his arguments against polytheism were taken from "De Natura Deorum" (which I quoted above). (Side note: The work was dedicated to Brutus, Caesar's assassin. Cicero was not part of the plot, but support it when informed, though regretting the Marc Antony was not also killed. The admiration was mutual; Brutus called out Cicero's name during the assassination)
Augustine is notable for his work on Free Will, as well as writing one of the first autobiographies. He lived to see the fall of Rome, and was influenced by the turmoil of the period. He was immensely important in the middle ages, as it be almost a millennium before there would again be anywhere near his depth.
As for Cicero, well, the rediscovery of his work is what sparked the renaissance.
There's a historical fiction series about Cicero by Robert Harris that I love.
Cicero is notable to another Character mentioned in Law of One: Augustine. Augustine said that the (now lost) Cicero work Hortensius is what sparked his interest in philosophy. In addition, his arguments against polytheism were taken from "De Natura Deorum" (which I quoted above). (Side note: The work was dedicated to Brutus, Caesar's assassin. Cicero was not part of the plot, but support it when informed, though regretting the Marc Antony was not also killed. The admiration was mutual; Brutus called out Cicero's name during the assassination)
Augustine is notable for his work on Free Will, as well as writing one of the first autobiographies. He lived to see the fall of Rome, and was influenced by the turmoil of the period. He was immensely important in the middle ages, as it be almost a millennium before there would again be anywhere near his depth.
As for Cicero, well, the rediscovery of his work is what sparked the renaissance.