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Titus Pomponius Atticus
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Roman banker, writer and philosopher (c.110 BC – 32 BC)
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Titus Pomponius Atticus was a male human from Ancient Rome, belonging to the Pomponia and Caecilia gentes. He worked as a writer, philosopher, banker, and poet. His literary output included works such as *Atticos*, *Atticus fragments*, and *Epistvlarvm fragmenta et vestigia*. He wrote in Latin and was associated with the Epicureanism movement.
Born in Ancient Rome, he died there in 32 BCE by suicide due to starvation. He was the son of Quintus Caecilius and had a child named Attica. He spoke Latin and Ancient Greek. His life was marked by the significant event of proscription. He is described in sources including the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- M. Tullii Ciceronis Epistolarum libri XVI ad T. Pomponium Atticum
- M. T. Ciceronis epistolarum ad Atticum, ad Brutum, // ad Quintum fratrem, libri XX
- Atticos
- Atticus fragments
- Epistvlarvm fragmenta et vestigia
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Key facts
- Born
- Titus Pomponius , November 110 BC
- Died
- 31 March 32 BC (aged 77)
- Other name
- Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus
- Spouse
- Pilia
- Children
- Attica
- Parents
- Titus Pomponius (father) Caecilia (mother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Child
- Attica
- Father
- Quintus Caecilius
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Movement
- Epicureanism
- Image
- Richard Wilson - Cicero with his friend Atticus and brother Quintus, at his villa at Arpinum - Google Art Project.jpg
- Significant event
- proscription
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- date of death
- 0032-00-00
- date of birth
- 0110-00-00
- praenomen
- Quintus
- gens
- Caecilia gens
- manner of death
- Suicide
- different from
- Atticus
- name in native language
- T.Pomponius Atticus
- social classification
- equites
- writing language
- Latin
- relative
- Quintus Caecilius
- cause of death
- starvation
- Commons category
- Titus Pomponius Atticus
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Titus Pomponius Atticus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
M. Tvllivs Cicero Mannvcciorvm Commentariis Illvstratvs. antiquaeq. lectioni restitutus ; Ad Ill.mvm Et Exc.mvm Vespasianvm Gonzagam Colvmnam Dvce, Sablonetae Etc.. 7(1583). Tomvs Septimvs Continens Epistolas, ad T. Pomponium Atticum, M. Iunium Brutum, Quinctum fratrem : & In eas Paulli Manutij Commentarium ; Ad Illvstrem Virvm Matthaevm Senaregam
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Encyclopedic overview
Titus Pomponius Atticus (November 110 BC – 31 March 32 BC; later named Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus) was a Roman editor, banker, and literary patron, best known for his correspondence and close friendship with the famous Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero. Atticus was from a wealthy family of the equestrian class and had close ties to many other Roman aristocrats, most prominently Cicero.
Cicero considered Atticus his dearest friend, and frequently turned to him for advice on personal, political, and literary matters. As a testament to their relationship, Cicero dedicated his treatise on friendship, de Amicitia, 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. In addition to the Ciceronian correspondence, a key source for the life of Atticus is a biography written by the Roman historian Cornelius Nepos.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Titus Pomponius Atticus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.