14.4: To Atticus

• When (including month) is Cicero's letter after the assassination and how is it to?

  April 44 BCE to Atticus
• Which letters are to Atticus?

  Caesar's consulship in which he is afraid

  His disenchantment of Pompey

  Philosophical questions

  Unclear about his support of Caesar as dictator

  Post-assassination blues and quietism
• Why is Cicero writing to Atticus in his letter after the assassination in April 44 BCE?


  He is out of Rome in Lanuvium so is asking for news
• What do we learn about Cicero's attitude to the assassination in his letter to Atticus after the assassination in April 44 BCE?

  Calls the assassins heroes but "Freedom has been restored without a free state"
• In which letter does Cicero say that "Freedom has been restored without a free state"?

  44 BCE Letter to Atticus
• What is Cicero afraid of in the letter to Atticus after the assassination in April 44 BCE (2 points)?


  Wars in Gaul when they try to exploit Rome's vulnerability

  War with Sextus Pompey who had been protected by Caesar
• In which letter is Cicero afraid of war with Gaul or Sextus Pompey and WHY?

  April 44 BCE Letter to Atticus as the Gaul's might exploit Rome's vulnerability and Sextus Pompey might feel vulnerable as he was protected by Caesar
• In which letter does Cicero ask Atticus to write him letters, even if he has no news?

  44 BCE Letter to Atticus
• How does the 44 BCE Letter to Atticus reflect their friendship?

  Cicero asks Atticus to write him letters, even if he has no news