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van der Blom on bias
they cannot be read as objective observations
Gwynn on Cicero’s character within the lettters
revealed with all his failings
Speake on Atticus
wielded considerable influence through his amicitiae
Tempest on Atticus’ amicitiae
a circle of friends larger than any man’s in Rome
Morello on letters
a substitute for conversation
Walsh on the formal letters
Cicero exercises expertise and artistry
Cresswell on recurring themes
libertas and national pietas
Swain & Davies on the private nature of the letters
they were not intended for publication
Swain & Davies on the most important insight we gain from Cicero’s letters
the life of a Roman politician
Stowers on the distinction between private and public letters
unfamiliar to the Roman correspondent and misleading
Tempest on Cicero’s view of Pompey in 62
he could be the captain of the ship of state
Cresswell on the formation of the First Triumvirate in Cicero’s eyes
a terrible blow to concordia ordinum and libertas
Cresswell on Cicero’s political stance in 59
he tried to reconcile the different factions
Cresswell on Cicero’s letter in 53
a strong statement about the curtailing of his freedom of expression
Richardson on the most worrying aspect of Caelius’ request, to Cicero
imposition of a special tax
Cresswell on what the letter to Caelius shows
Cicero would not exploit provincial office to support political careers
Murrel on Caesar and Pompey during the Civil War
both wanted to be kings
Murrel on Cicero’s final view on Caesar’s civil war
an unjust peace was better than civil war
Hall on what Cicero’s correspondence early in Caesar’s civil war shows
the nexus of conflicting expectations of a man in his position
Cresswell on Cicero’s letter to Caesar
Cicero at his most articulate and careful
Grant on Caesar in 45
absolute ruler
Grant on Marcus Brutus
hard-hearted stoic intellectual
Cresswell on the political situation in April 44
tense, fast-moving, and extremely dangerous
Velleius Paterculus on Plancus
pathologically treacherous
Grant on Plancus
a watchful and obsequious observer
Grant on Lepidus
another political weathercock