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Flashcards in Letter 13 Deck (11)
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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”