Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum [Letters to Atticus]

François Prost (Université de Paris IV Sorbonne)

Ed. by Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: Anca Dan (École Practique de Hautes Études PSL), Martine Diepenbroek (University of Johannesburg), William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Victoria Fendel (University of Oxford), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Guendalina Daniela Maria Taietti (University of Liverpool), Jula Wildberger (American University of Paris)

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[N.B.: Cicero’s

Letters to Atticus

are referred to with the abbreviation ‘

Att

.’, followed by book number and letter number within that book according to the traditional numeration; quotations are from Shackleton Bailey’s translation in his Loeb edition (see below).

The addressee

Titus Pomponius, also named Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus after having been adopted by his rich uncle in his will and made heir in 58 (see Att. 3, 20), was Cicero’s lifelong best and most intimate friend. He was a lover of Greek culture and lived 20 years in Athens (from 85 to 65 B.C., hence his nickname ‘Atticus’) and hereafter resided for long stays in Epirus, where he owned a huge property.

Titus Pomponius, also named Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus after having been adopted by his rich…

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Citation: Prost, François. "Epistulae ad Atticum". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 August 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=20486, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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