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The Letters of Cicero: by Shannon Frampton
The Letters of Cicero: by Shannon Frampton
By Shannon Frampton
Marcus Tillius
Cicero
Appointed consul in 63
Foils plot of armed rebellion by Caitiline.
Hailed as the father of the country by ____
Highlight of Political Career
Letters of Cicero
Between 67 and 43 BCE- more than 900 letters are extant
835 of these were written by Cicero himself
Epistulae ad Atticum (68- 43 BCE) : 416 letters addressed to
Titus Pomponius Atticus (a knight who was a close personal
friend and financial advisor to Cicero)
Epistulae ad Familiares(62-43 BCE) 419 letters addressed to
various friends and relatives
Epistulae ad Brutum (34 BC) Letters addressed to Brutus
Epistulae ad Quintum Fratem (60/5954 BC) letters addressed
to his brother
Many letters including letters to Octavian, Antony and Pompey
do not survive. It is suspected that many letters were supressed
for political reasons
The letters of Cicero are an incredibly important historical
resource
The letters provide detailed recounts of last part of the Roman
Republic that would be otherwise unavailable. Moreover they
provide dates for many of the events during the civil wars.
Letters of Cicero
Between 67 and 43 BCE- more than 900 letters are extant
835 of these were written by Cicero himself
Epistulae ad Atticum (68- 43 BCE) : 416 letters addressed to
Titus Pomponius Atticus (a knight who was a close personal
friend and financial advisor to Cicero)
Epistulae ad Familiares(62-43 BCE) 419 letters addressed to
various friends and relatives
Epistulae ad Brutum (34 BC) Letters addressed to Brutus
Epistulae ad Quintum Fratem (60/5954 BC) letters addressed
to his brother
Many letters including letters to Octavian, Antony and Pompey
do not survive. It is suspected that many letters were supressed
for political reasons
The letters of Cicero are an incredibly important historical
resource
The letters provide detailed recounts of last part of the Roman
Republic that would be otherwise unavailable. Moreover they
provide dates for many of the events during the civil wars.
Letters of
Cicero
LV (A III,3)
TO ATTICUS (AT ROME)
Vibo, APRIL
I hope I may see the day when I shall thank you
for having Compelled me to remain alive! At
present I thoroughly repent it. But I beg you to
come and see me at Vibo at once, to which
town I have for several reasons directed my
journey.1But if you will only come there, I shall
be able to consult you about my entire journey
and exile. If you don't do so, I shall be surprised,
but I feel sure you will.
Letters of
Cicero
Letters of
To His Brother Quintus (on His Way to Rome) Thessalonica, 15
Cicero
June, 58 B.C.
Letters of
To His Brother Quintus (on His Way to Rome) Thessalonica, 15
Cicero
June, 58 B.C.
Letters of
To His Brother Quintus (on His Way to Rome) Thessalonica, 15
Cicero
June, 58 B.C.
Letters of
Cicero
To His Brother Quintus (on His Way to Rome) Thessalonica, 15
June, 58 B.C.
Letters of
Cicero
To His Brother Quintus (on His Way to Rome) Thessalonica, 15
June, 58 B.C.
Rediscovery of the
Letters
In 1345 Plutarch (Italian poet and humanist)
discovered the Ciceros letters to Atticus to in
Verona. Many scholars date the beginning of
the Renaissance to this discovery.
Cicero is often considered the father of
ideas of justice and law. He was a significant
influence on thinkers such as Locke, Hume
and later Jefferson.
Works Cited