2.4: To Curio

• When is Cicero's letter to Curio?

  53 BCE
• Who is the Curio who Cicero wrote a letter to in 53 BCE?

  Either the father or son but either way a family friend. The elder supported him against Cataline. The younger later joins Caesar
• What is Cicero's letter to Curio in 53 BCE a symbol of?

  His quietism and his fear
• Which letter is about writing letters and fear of censorship?

  53 BCE Letter to Curio
• What does Cicero say about censorship in his letter to Curio in 53 BCE?

  He is afraid to write what he feels but doesn't want to lie so decides to say nothing
• Who is the letter in which he complains that he cannot write freely in letters to?

  Curio
• How does the letter to Curio in 53 BCE end and what does this suggest?


  Cicero mentions his love for him suggesting that they are very close