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.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Epicurean
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Roman eques ⓘ Roman of the late Republic ⓘ banker ⓘ book publisher ⓘ patron of literature ⓘ |
| biographyBy | Cornelius Nepos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Titus Pomponius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
invested in Italian land
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lent money to Roman nobles ⓘ |
| child | Pomponia Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Atticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 110 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 32 BC ⓘ |
| describedIn | Cicero’s letters Ad Atticum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| father | Titus Pomponius (father of Atticus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend |
Gaius Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Octavius (Octavian, later Augustus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Tullius Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close friendship with Marcus Tullius Cicero
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cultivated and frugal lifestyle ⓘ extensive correspondence with Cicero ⓘ political neutrality during the late Roman Republic ⓘ support of literary and historical works ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
chronological tables of Roman history
ⓘ
edition of the Annales of Ennius ⓘ |
| occupation |
equestrian
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moneylender ⓘ publisher of books ⓘ |
| patronOf |
historians
ⓘ
orators ⓘ poets ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
avoided holding public office
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maintained neutrality in civil conflicts ⓘ |
| relative | Quintus Caecilius (maternal uncle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Epicureanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cicero’s half-sister Pomponia’s relative Pilia
NERFINISHED
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Pilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Vita Attici by Cornelius Nepos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | very wealthy ⓘ |
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