key letters of Cicero

Atticus 4.1

Cicero’s return from exile September 57 - corn scarcity - clodius

Quintus 3.6

Nov 54 Rumour of Pompey dictatorship, elections keep being put off

Fam 1.9

54, Dec Apologia to Lentulus for cicero’s actions - supporting the trial of Vatinius, and suspension of the lex Campana

Ad Att 2.16

59 April - lex agraria of Caesar - pompey resigned to his will - Theophrastus vs Dichaearchus

Att 2.18

May/June 59 Caesar forces an oath for his agraian law, offers libera legatio to Cicero

2.19 att

July 59 unpopularity of the dynasts at the Ludi Appolinares - heckling POmpey, Caesar not applauded - they threaten to take the 14 seats privilege + the fixed corn rates

2.24 att

Aug 59 Vettian Affair - old informer fo Cicero tries ot implicate Curio in a plot against POmpey

1.2 Quintus

Cicero wants his controversial letters destroyed - res publica amissa, Cato calls Pompey a 'privatus dictator’ - oct-dec 59

att 5.16

Aug 51 the abuses of provincial command by Appius Claudius - Cicero is the opposite - the ideal provincial commander - reference to the Parthians

Att 6.2

50 apr Salaminian Affair - Brutus and Scaptius

Ad fam 8.13

June 50 Caelius ot Cicero - Caesar in Absentia vote

Ad fam 8.14

August 50 Caelius to Cicero - war is inevitable - P and C tragic lovers - their ‘causam’ is war.

Ad Atticus 7.5

Dec 50 - ‘pace opus est’ - from Victory comes tyranny - they nourished Caesar against us

Ad atticus 7.7

Dec 50 - Caesar’s demands - which side does Cicero take?

Ad Att 7.10

Caesar crosses the Rubicon, 49 Jan

7.11 att

Jan 49 - Caesar advancing south - the Poeople support Pompey

Att 8.3

Feb 49 Cicero’s dilemma between Caesar and Pompey

att 8.13

MArch 49 Public opinion on the war - Caesar’s lenitas.

att 9.11 A

MArch 49 Cicero to Caesar in response to his asking for advice. Cicero offers himself as channel for peace.

ad att 10.8

49 MAy Cicero mentions that Caesar is not happy with his not joingin him

Att 11.6

Pompey’s death! Cicero not surprised

fam 6.6

to Caecina reassuring him of Caesar’s lenitas