Letter 13 Flashcards
1
Q
Date
A
16 April 49BC
2
Q
From
A
Caesar
3
Q
To
A
Cicero
4
Q
Previous events
A
Caesar had assumed dictatorship for 11 days
5
Q
Point of the Letter
A
to convince Cicero to join him
6
Q
Flatters Cicero by making them sound equal
A
calls him general
7
Q
Shows he his winning
A
“things have gone my way”
8
Q
talks to Cicero as if he was an ally
A
“turned out to our advantage and the disadvantage of the other side”
9
Q
advice Cicero, tells him to keep out of the quarrel
A
abstention from the quarrel the safest and most honorable course
10
Q
Refers to Cicero as a friend
A
“friendship” “friendly relations”
11
Q
Genuinely would be upset if Cicero followed pompey
A
“the severest blow you could inflict on me”
