Titus Pomponius Caecilius Atticus

• Preferred Name: Titus Pomponius Caecilius Atticus ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
  
• Alternate Name: Titus Pomponius
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: He was a partner in the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_Roman_gentes
  
• Birth: November 0089 v. Chr. in Rome, The Roman Republic at LATI: N1.9 LONG: E2.4833 with note: calculated
  
• Atticus+descended+from+a+family+of+equestrian+rank+and+was+the+son+of+Titus+Pomponius+and+Caecilia.+: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: Roman Moneylender
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He was from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class.
  
• Occupation: He is said to have written a single book (in Greek) on the consulate of Cicero, as well as a small amount of poetry. Besides his vast and intimate correspondence with Cicero, he is also said to have written some remarkable Memoires. None of his writings have survived. with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• When+Cicero+was+forced+to+flee+the+country,+Atticus+made+him+a+present+of+250,000+sesterces.: 49 BC with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: moneylender with note: Wikiwand: List of Roman gentes
  
• Fact: with note: Description: In his later years, he married a relative, Caecilia Pilea/Pilia (c.?75 – 46 BC), daughter of Pileus/Pilius and a maternal granddaughter of the Triumvir, Crassus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment and financial acumen.
  
• Cicero alluded to him in the fifth book of his 'De Finibus' (section 4).: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
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• Occupation: celebrated editor, banker, and patron of letters with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: Atticus descended from a family of equestrian rank and was the son of Titus Pomponius and Caecilia.
  
• Nickname:
  
• Occupation: His wealth grew from inheritance and through skillful dealings in real estate. He used it to support his love of letters and maintain a staff of slaves trained as copyists and skilled in making up the papyrus scrolls that ancient books were written on. He published, amongst other things, the works of his friend Cicero. with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: 64 BC with note: Description: returned to Rome from Athens%2C where he had studied.
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He is said to have been an excellent student, and travelled to Athens, where he did his studies and immersed himself in
  
• He+is+said+to+have+been+an+excellent+student,+and+travelled+to+Athens,+where+did+his+studies+and+imm: 85 BC with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He was from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class
  
• Fact: with note: Description: Julius Caesar was his guest when in Athens.
  
• Affiliation: with note: Description: Like Cicero, he belonged to the optimates (the aristocratic party), and held generally conservative views. Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Julius Caesar was his guest when in Athens.: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Gens
  
• alt.birth: November 0109 v. Chr.
  
• educated together with 'L. Torquatus, the younger C. Marius, and M. Cicero, with all of whom he beca: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment, and financial acumen.
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He is said to have written a single book (in Greek) on the consulate of Cicero, as well as a small amount of poetry. Besides his vast and intimate correspondence with Cicero, he is also said to have written some remarkable Memoires. None of his writings h
  
• Royal House: with note: Description: gens Pomponia
  
• Death: 31 MAR 31 BC in The Roman Republic at LATI: N1.9667 LONG: E2.6667
  
• Fact: with note: Description: Like Cicero, he belonged to the optimates (the aristocratic party), and held generally conservative views.
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Triumvirate
  
• Tribe Name: with note: Description: gens Pomponia Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: Cicero alluded to him in the fifth book of his 'De Finibus' (section 4).
  
• Fact: 48 BC with note: Description: When Cicero was forced to flee the country%2C Atticus made him a present of 250%2C000 sesterces.
  
• returned+to+Rome+from+Athens,+where+he+had+studied.: 65 BC with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: Roman editor, banker, and patron of letters with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pomponia_(gens)
  
• Fact: with note: Description: His wealth grew from inheritance and through skillful dealings in real estate. He used it to support his love of letters and maintain a staff of slaves trained as copyists and skilled in making up the papyrus scrolls that ancient books were written on. He
  
• Cicero's treatise on friendship, 'De Amicitia,' was dedicated to him.: with note: Description: Their correspondence is preserved in 'Epistulae ad Atticum,' compiled by Cicero's freedman and personal secretary, Marcus Tullius Tiro. Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: Partner in the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus.
  
• Fact: with note: Description: He is best remembered as the closest friend of orator and philosopher Cicero as well as other leading contemporary
  
• He was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment and financial acumen.: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: celebrated Editor
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Titus_Pomponius_Atticus
  
• Occupation: Patron of Letters
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Equites
  
• He was from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class.: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Occupation: Banker
  
• Fact: with note: Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Pomponius_Atticus
  
• Upon the death of his wealthiest maternal uncle, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Atticus became his adop: with note: Wikiwand: Titus Pomponius Atticus
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Atticus is best known for his correspondence and close friendship with prominent Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero. Close friends since childhood, Cicero dedicated his work, "Laelius de Amicitia" ("Treatises on Friendship"), to Atticus. Their correspondence, often written in subtle code to disguise their political observations, is preserved in "Epistulae ad Atticum" ("Letters to Atticus"), compiled by Tiro, Cicero's slave (later his freedman) and personal secretary.
  
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1. Pomponia Caecilia Attica of Rome , b. 52 BC in Roma, Lazio, Italy     d. BET 32 BC AND 29 BC in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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   Note: Titus Pomponius Atticus (c. 110 – 31 March 32 BC; also known as Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus) was a Roman editor, banker, and patron of letters, best known for his correspondence and close friendship with prominent Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero. Atticus was from a wealthy Roman family of the equestrian class (lower aristocratic non-ruling class) and from the Pomponian gens. Close friends since childhood, Cicero dedicated his work, "Laelius de Amicitia" (Latin for "Treatises on Friendship"), to Atticus. Their correspondence, often written in subtle code to disguise their political observations, is preserved in "Epistulae ad Atticum" ("Letters to Atticus") compiled by Tiro, Cicero's slave (later his freedman) and personal secretary. Biography Early life Born Titus Pomponius in Rome c. November 110 BC, Atticus descended from a family of equestrian rank and was the son of Titus Pomponius and Caecilia. He had a sister named Pomponia. Growing up, he studied and developed close friendships with Cicero, Lucius Manlius Torquatus, and Gaius Marius the Younger. He is said to have been an excellent student, and in 85 BC, Atticus moved to Athens to further his education, particularly in philosophy. His love of Athens inspired his self-appointed nickname "Atticus," or "Man of Attica," which is mentioned in the fifth book of Cicero's "De Finibus" (section 4). During his visit to Athens, Julius Caesar was Atticus's guest. Career Atticus inherited family money, which he successfully invested in real estate, enhancing his wealth. Using his income to support his love of letters, he had trained Roman slaves as scribes and taught them to make papyrus scrolls, allowing Atticus to publish, among other things, the works of his friend Cicero. His editions of Greek authors such as Plato, Demosthenes, and Aeschines were prized for their accuracy in the ancient world. None of Atticus's own writings have survived, but he is known to have written one book (in Ancient Greek) on Cicero's consulship, the "Liber Annalis" (a work on Roman chronology), and a small amount of Roman poetry. In 65 BC, Atticus returned from Athens to Rome. In keeping with his Epicurean sympathies, he kept out of politics to the greatest extent possible, except to lend Cicero a helping hand in times of peril — for instance, when Cicero was forced to flee the country in 49 BC, Atticus made him a present of 250,000 sesterces. All in all, his political activity was minimal, though we know that, like Cicero, he belonged to the "optimates" (the aristocratic party), and held generally conservative views. He was also a partner of the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. Upon the death of his wealthiest maternal uncle Quintus Caecilius, Atticus became his adopted son and heir, assuming the name Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus. Lucius Licinius Lucullus, despite being his personal friend, resented Atticus's receiving an inheritance he felt he was entitled to for his association with the campaign against Mithridates and as Governor of Syria. Marriage and children In his later years, he married a relative, Caecilia Pilea/Pilia (c. 75 – 46 BC), daughter of Pileus/Pilius and a maternal granddaughter of the Triumvir, Crassus. Atticus and Pilea/Pilia were married in 58/56 BC, when Atticus was already 53/54 years old, and she died after 12 years of happy marriage. She bore him a son of the same name, Titus Pomponius Atticus (of whom little is known), as well as a daughter, Caecilia Pomponia Attica, who became the first wife of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Death Atticus lived out the remainder of his life in Rome. Just after his 77th birthday he fell ill, and at first his ailment appeared minor. But after three months his health suddenly deteriorated. Deciding to accelerate the inevitable, he abstained from ingesting any nourishment, starving himself to death, and dying on the fifth day of such fasting, "which was the 31st March, in the consulship of Cn. Domitius and C. Sosius," that is in the year 32 BC. He was buried at the family tomb located at the Fifth Mile of the Appian Way.
   
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