The Roman who wrote 'ORATOR' was Cicero, a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, ORATOR, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist. He is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. His influence on the Latin language was so immense that the subsequent history of prose, not only in Latin but in European languages up to the 19th century, was said to be either a reaction against or a return to his style. He was also an important figure in the development of political philosophy and his writings had a great influence on the development of jurisprudence.