36.8% of matchups won
253 matchups
Elo 1548
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/10/28
mission: Uphold Roman Republic values · Politics and Philosophy · politicians · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing29%
picked as helping wellbeing
199 matchups
67%
picked as hurting wellbeing
54 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Defeated Catilinarian Conspiracy
- Innovated Ciceronian rhetoric
- Influenced Latin language
- Prosecuted Gaius Verres
- Political writings preserved
Based on 253 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/28. Full rankings ·
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