Titus Pomponius Atticus

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Titus Pomponius Atticus was a wealthy Roman equestrian, patron of literature, and close friend and correspondent of Cicero, renowned for his cultured lifestyle and political neutrality during the late Roman Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Epicurean
Roman eques
Roman of the late Republic
banker
book publisher
patron of literature
biographyBy Cornelius Nepos
birthName Titus Pomponius
businessActivity invested in Italian land
lent money to Roman nobles
child Pomponia Attica
citizenship Roman Republic
cognomen Atticus
dateOfBirth circa 110 BC
dateOfDeath 32 BC
describedIn Cicero’s letters Ad Atticum
educatedAt Athens
Rome
ethnicGroup Roman
father Titus Pomponius (father of Atticus)
friend Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Octavius (Octavian, later Augustus)
linked to: Gaius Octavius

Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Tullius Cicero
linked to: Cicero

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
knownFor close friendship with Marcus Tullius Cicero
cultivated and frugal lifestyle
extensive correspondence with Cicero
political neutrality during the late Roman Republic
support of literary and historical works
language Greek
Latin
notableWork chronological tables of Roman history
edition of the Annales of Ennius
occupation equestrian
moneylender
publisher of books
patronOf historians
orators
poets
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Rome
politicalAlignment avoided holding public office
maintained neutrality in civil conflicts
relative Quintus Caecilius (maternal uncle)
religiousBelief Epicureanism
residence Athens
Rome
spouse Cicero’s half-sister Pomponia’s relative Pilia
Pilia
subjectOfWork Vita Attici by Cornelius Nepos
wealthStatus very wealthy

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Atticus fullName Titus Pomponius Atticus
Caecilia Attica father Titus Pomponius Atticus
Caecilia Attica notableRelative Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pompeia gens notableMember Titus Pompeius Atticus (by adoption/association)
linked to: Titus Pomponius Atticus
Liber annalis author Titus Pomponius Atticus
Liber annalis attributedTo Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pomponius family member Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pomponius family notableMember Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pilia spouse Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pilia marriedTo Titus Pomponius Atticus
Pilia spouseName Titus Pomponius Atticus