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PREFACE
Letters in Volumes I-IV
Introduction
B.C. 68
. Coss., L.
Caecilius Metellus, Q. Marcius Rex.
B.C. 67
. Coss., C.
Calpurnius Piso, M. Acilius Glabrio.
B.C. 66
. Coss., M.
Aemilius Lepidus, L. Volcacius Tullus.
B.C. 65
. Coss., L.
Aurelius Cotta, L. Manlius Torquatus.
B.C. 62
. Coss., D.
Iunius Silanus, L. Licinius Murena.
B.C. 61
. Coss., M.
Papius Piso, M. valerius Messalla.
B.C. 60
. coss., Q.
Caecilius Metellus Celer, L. Afranius.
B.C. 59
. Coss., C.
Iulius Caesar, M. Calpurnius Bibulus.
B.C. 58
. Coss., L.
Piso, A. Gabinius: LETTERS IN EXILE
B.C. 57
coss., P.
Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, Q. Caecilius Metellus
Nepos.
B.C. 56
. Coss., Cn.
Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, L Marcius
Philippus.
B.C. 55
. Coss., Cn.
Pompeius Magus, M. Licinius Crassus
B.C. 54
. Coss., L.
Domitius Ahenobarbus, Ap. Claudius Pulcher
B.C. 53
. Coss. M.
Domitius Calvinus, M. Valerius Messalia.
B.C. 52
. from V Kal.
Mart., Coss. Cn. Pompeius Magnus (alone); from 1st
August, with Q. Metellus Scipio
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
letter:
XXX (A II, 4)
XXXI (A II, 5)
XXXII (A II, 6)
XXXIII (A II, 7)
XXXIV (A II, 8)
XXXV (A II, 9)
XXXVI (A XI, 12)
XXXVII (A II, 10)
XXXVIII (A II, 11)
XXXIX (A II, 13)
XL (A II, 14)
XLI (A II, 15)
XLII (A 11,16)
XLIII (A II, 17)
XLIV (A II, 18)
XLV (A II, 19)
XLVI (A II, 20)
XLVII (A II, 21)
XLVIII (A II, 22)
XLIX (A II, 23)
L (A II, 24)
LI (A II, 25)
LII (Q FR I, 2)
LIII (F XIII, 42)
LIV (F XIII, 41)
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Volume 1
B.C. 52
. from V Kal.
Mart., Coss. Cn. Pompeius Magnus (alone); from 1st
August, with Q. Metellus Scipio
Volume 2
Volume 3
B.C. 47
. Dict. r. p.
c., C. Iulius Caesar, Mag. Eq., M. Antonius. Coss.
(for three last months), Q. Fufius Calenus, P.
Vatinius.
B.C. 46
. Coss., C.
Iulius Caesar III., M. Aemilius Lepidus. Dictator
C. Iulius Caesar III. Magister Equitum, Am.
Aemilius Lepidus.
B.C. 45
. Dictator,
r.p.c., C. Iulius Caesar III. Magister Equitum, M.
Aemilius Lepidus. Coss., C. Iulius Caesar IV.,
sine collega. Q. Fabius Maximus, mort., C.
Caninius Rebilus, C. Trebonius.
1 reclamatum est. The MSS. have haud reclamatum est, "it was not refused."
2 Marcus Iunius Brutus, the future assassin of Caesar, adopted by his uncle, Q. Servilius Caepio. The father of Lentulus was flamen Martialis (L. Lentulus), in Vat. § 25. Paullus is L. Aemilius Paullus, consul B.C. 50.
3 Cum gladiatoribus. Others omit cum, in which case the meaning will be "at the gladiatorial shows of Gabinius." As some date is wanted, this is probably right.
4 Under the lex de sicariis of Sulla carrying a weapon with felonious intent was a capital crime, for which a man was tried inter sicarios. See 2 Phil. §§ 8, 74.
5 Q. Lutatius Catulus, who died in the previous year, B.C. 60, had been a keen opponent of Caesar, who tried to deprive him of the honour of dedicating the restored Capitoline temple, and beat him in the election of Pontifex Maximus.
6 Servilia, mother of Brutus, was reported to be Caesar's mistress. As Cicero is insinuating that the whole affair was got up by Caesar to irritate Pompey with the boni, this allusion will be understood.
7 If Vettius did say this, he at any rate successfully imitated Cicero's manner. These names are always in his mouth. See 2 Phil. §§ 26, 87 ; pro Mil. §§ 8, 82, etc. For a farther discussion of Vettius, see Appendix B.
8 Probably a praetor, not the triumvir.
9 Q Considius Gallus, who, according to Plutarch (Plut. Caes. 13), said in the senate that the attendance of senators was small because they feared a massacre. "What made you come, then?" said Caesar. "My age," he replied ; " I have little left to lose."
Cicero. The Letters of Cicero; the whole extant correspondence in chronological order, in four volumes. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh. London. George Bell and Sons. 1908-1909.
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