In Letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except, perhaps, his brother.
When the correspondence begins in November 68 BCE the 38-year-old Cicero is a notable figure in Rome: a brilliant lawyer and orator, who has achieved primacy at the Roman.
These letters, in this four-Volume series, also provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic.
In Letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except, perhaps, his brother