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Epistulae ad Familiares, II. ii.-iii.

II

To the same

Rome, 53 B.C.

1 In the person of your highly distinguished father[1] I have been robbed of a substantial witness to my very great affection for you. Had he but been blessed with a sight of you before his death, he would have been jthe most fortunate man in the world, not only in his own achievements, but in having a son like you. But I trust that our friendship needs no witnesses. May heaven bless the estate you have inherited! In any event you will have in me one to whom you are just as dear and delightful as you were to your father.


III

To the same

Rome, 53 B.C.

1 Rupa[2] has shown himself most anxious to advertise public spectacles in your name; but neither I nor any of your friends approved of anything being done in your absence which would not leave you with a free hand on your arrival. My own opinion I shall either send you later in fuller detail, or else, to prevent your thinking out arguments to

  1. ↑ The elder Curio supported Cicero against Catiline, and called his consulship an ἀποθέωσις. On the other hand he defended Clodius in the affair of the Bona Dea, but Cicero remained his friend.
  2. ↑ A freedman and agent of the younger Curio, who was restrained by Cicero and other friends of the younger Curio from arranging public spectacles on the occasion of the elder Curio's death. Such shows were often given in connexion with funerals.
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