DCCCLXIV (BRUT. I, 7)
M. IUNIUS BRUTUS TO CICERO (AT
ROME)
(MACEDONIA, LATTER PART OF MAY)
No one can better judge than you how dear
Lucius Bibulus ought to be to me, considering his
great struggles and anxieties on behalf of the
Republic. Accordingly, his own excellence as well
as our intimacy ought to make him your friend. I
think myself therefore obliged to write at the
less length: for a wish of mine ought to influence
you, provided that it is equitable and is
conceived in fulfilment of a necessary duty. He
has resolved to stand for the place of Pansa.
1 I beg you
therefore to nominate him. 2 You cannot do a
favour to any man more closely attached than we
are to you, nor can you nominate a more deserving
man than Bibulus. What need to write about
Domitius and Appuleius, seeing that they are most
warmly recommended to you by their own merits? To
Appuleius certainly you are bound to lend the
protection of your influence—but
Appuleius's praises shall be sung in the special
letter he brings with him. Do not fail to take
Bibulus to your bosom—a man, believe me,
who may develop into the sort of character to
deserve your most select praises.
(MACEDONIA, LATTER PART OF MAY)
