Letter 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Date
A
4 April 50BC
2
Q
From
A
Ciero
3
Q
To
A
Caelius
4
Q
Point of the letter
A
to assure Caelius he is getting him free panthers for his electioneering show (actually refusing to get them)
5
Q
Missing Rome
A
“My longing for Rome is quite unbounded”
6
Q
not enjoying his province
A
“My province…bores me completely”
7
Q
Panthers
A
The matter of the panthers is being carefully attended to…there are surprisingly few of the animals”
8
Q
shows support for his aedileship
A
“I am deeply interested in your candidature for the aedileship”
9
Q
asks him to provide him with information
A
“please write me the most careful accounts of the entire political situation”
“information i receive from you I shall regard as more reliable that anything else”
10
Q
nervous
A
“i am extraordinarily nervous”
