# Just A Bit of History

**URL:** <https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/just-a-bit-of-history/28138>\
**Category:** PSAs and News\
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/just-a-bit-of-history/28138 "2021-11-07T01:58:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeffcooley\_nsa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/jeffcooley_nsa/32/4797_2.png) [@jeffcooley\_nsa](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/jeffcooley_nsa)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/just-a-bit-of-history/28138/1 "2021-11-07T01:58:07Z")

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**Marcus Tullius Tiro** (103 BC-4 BC) is often regarded as the first **Notary Public**. He was initially a slave and then a **freedman secretary** for **Marcus Tullius Cicero** , a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar and philosopher.

There’s a TV series that ran on HBO for 2 seasons called **Rome** and includes **Cicero** and **Tiro**  
in several episodes.

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**Author:** ![relaxsmith2006](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@relaxsmith2006](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/relaxsmith2006)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/just-a-bit-of-history/28138/2 "2021-11-20T10:59:33Z")

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Thank you for this information!!