Guest, what I have to say is short; stand still and read it through.This is the not at all beautiful tomb of a beautiful woman.Her parents named her the name Claudia.She loved her husband with her heart.She bore two children, one of whomshe leaves on earth, the other she buries underground.Charming of speech, but also with an elegant walk.She kept her home, she made wool.I have spoken. Goodbye.
Cicero: 'I have seen nothing so calm, nothing so gentle as my brother was that day towards your sister. If there was offence caused from checking expenditure, it was not apparent.'
Cicero's account of events
1. They set out from Arpinum
2. They lunched at Arcanum
3. Quintus said 'Pomponia, you invite the women (to lunch), I will summon the men'
4. Pomponia said 'I, myself, am a guest here'
5. Quintus said 'See, I suffer these things everyday'
6. They all reclined to eat, except Pomponia
7. Quintus sent her something from the table, which she sent back
