ciceros letters

To Pompey - 5.7

63BC - idea of Catilinarian conspiracy and Cicero asking Pompey for support with his consulship

To Atticus 2.18

59BC - shows Caesar’s consulship and Cicero is writing to Atticus to show his concern about Caesar’s dominance

To Curio - 2.4

59BC - shows Cicero valuing allies who resist the triumvirate as Curio was outspoken by members of the First Triumvirate

To Caelius - 2.11

50BC - shows Cicero building a political network through younger allies

To Atticus - 8.8

50-49BC - shows Cicero caught between Pompey and Caesar showing his difficult position

To Atticus - 9.4

49BC - during civil war shows Cicero’s difficult choice between Pompey and Caesar from an emotional point of view

To Caesar - 9.11a

49BC - shows Cicero adapting to political reality under Caesar and urging Caesar to make peace with Pompey

To Atticus - 13.40

45BC - emotional letter showing his grief after Caesar’s victory

To Atticus - 14.4

44BC - written during Mark Antony’s rise showing Cicero’s policial uncertainty

To Trebonius - 10.28

43BC - shows cicero writing in response to policial correspondence as Trebonius was one of Caesar’s assassinators

To Plancus - 10.6

43BC - shows political manoeuvring after Caesar’s death