B.C. 89. Coss., Cn. Æt. 17. Cicero serves a first campaign
Pompeius Strabo, in the army of Gnæus Pompeius Strabo
L. Porcius Cato. (12 Phil. § 27).

  The lex Plotia passed which admitted
  the equites to the iudicia: and also the
  lex Plotia de vi.

  Cicero attended this year the chambers
  of Q. Mucius Scævola (Brut. § 306).

B.C. 88. Coss., L. Æt. 18. Cicero studies philosophy under
Cornelius Sulla, Philo the Academician (Brut. § 90) and
Q. Pompeius Rufus. Phædrus the Epicurean (vol. ii., p. 308).

  He also listened attentively to the speeches
  of the tribune P. Sulpicius Rufus (Brut.
  § 306).

  Flight of Marius. First reforms of Sulla.

B.C. 87. Coss., Cn. Æt. 19. Cicero attends the lectures on
Octavius, occis., L. rhetoric of Molon of Rhodes at Rome.
Cornelius Cinna,
abd., L. Valerius Return of Marius and the first great
Flaccus II., L. massacre, in which three famous orators
Cornelius Merula, perished, Q. Catulus, M. Antonius, and
occis. C. Iulius (Brut. § 307).

  Sulla in Greece commanding in the
  first Mithradatic war.

B.C. 86. Coss., L. Æt. 20. Cicero begins composing rhetorical
Cornelius Cinna works, of which de Inventione is
II., C. Marius extant.
VII., mort., L.
Valerius Flaccus. Death of Marius on January 13th.

B.C. 85. Coss., L. Æt. 21-23. Nearly three years' peace
Cornelius Cinna at Rome while Sulla was carrying on the
III., Cn. Papirius Mithradatic war. Cicero devoted himself
Carbo II. during this time to study of all kinds, but
  especially to Dialectics, with the Stoic
B.C. 84. Coss., Cn. Diodotus, who lived in his house. He
Papirius Carbo also practised declamation in Greek and
II., L. Cornelius Latin (Brut. §§ 308, 309).
Cinna IV.

B.C. 83. Coss., L. Sulla returns to Italy late in B.C. 83.
Cornelius Scipio,
C. Iunius Norbanus. The Capitolium struck by lightning and burnt.

  Birth of M. Antonius, M. Iunius Brutus,
  and C. Cassius.