Letter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Date
A
middle of 53BC
2
Q
From
A
Cicero
3
Q
To
A
Curio
4
Q
Purpose
A
to talk about the art of letters
5
Q
Previous events
A
Caesar in Gaul
Pompey in Spain
Crassus going to his death against the Pparthians
6
Q
worried about the political situation
A
who could make jokes at these times
7
Q
unable to let out his true feelings
A
“I dare not write what I feel”
8
Q
two types of letters he likes
A
“intimate and humorous”
“serious and profound”
