Amidst his turbulent relationship with Julius Caesar, Cicero cast his support in favor of Pompey during the men’s civil war. In 81 B.C.E., Cicero established himself in the courts, but his first major case came about a year later. Around 80 B.C.E., Cicero defended Sextus Roscius, who had been falsely accused of parricide. Consulship And The Catiline ConspiracyIn 63 B.C.E., Cicero was elected as consul, the highest of the ordinary magistracies in Rome. The man who maintains that such an ambition is morally right is a madman…”But he soon realized that Caesar’s death created more chaos than stability.