Mosquito Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Why should Cicero be against Caesar while he had to pay back his debt for letting him come back to Rome. Not only he was forced to support Caesar but he even was one of those who were often coming to Caesar and asking for favours. For example Cicero came to Caesar asking him for making his brother Quintus Cicero one of Caesars legates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 He even considered becoming himself a Caesar subordinate in Gaul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Why should Cicero be against Caesar while he had to pay back his debt for letting him come back to Rome. That shouldn't be a rhetorical question. There's a straightforward answer: Cicero's freedom to return to Rome was due to the intervention of many prominent statesmen, not just to Caesar. Thus, Cicero was just as much in the debt of Caesar's competitors as he was in the debt of Caesar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosquito Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Why should Cicero be against Caesar while he had to pay back his debt for letting him come back to Rome. That shouldn't be a rhetorical question. There's a straightforward answer: Cicero's freedom to return to Rome was due to the intervention of many prominent statesmen, not just to Caesar. Thus, Cicero was just as much in the debt of Caesar's competitors as he was in the debt of Caesar. He was allowed to come back because Caesar and Pompey agreed for it. Quintus was coming to Pompey really often and asking for brother's return. Later when Cicero started to be less obedient, Caesar was complaining to Pompey and angry Pompey called Quintus and made him quarell. Quintus sent letter describing it to Cicero and after it Cicero was again supporting GIC, GPM and MLC in the senate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 With regard to: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=ST...st=0#entry45761 I think that I must adjust my statement that Cicero might have been the ultimate cause of the Fall. Perhaps the penultimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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