Titus Pomponius Caecilius Atticus

Nov 0089 BC - 31 Mar 0031 BC

• Name	Titus Pomponius Caecilius Atticus
  Birth	Nov 0089 BC	Roma, Roman Empire
  Gender	Male
  alt.birth	Nov 109 BC
  Fact	Atticus descended from a family of equestrian rank and was the son of Titus Pomponius and Caecilia.
  Fact	Cicero alluded to him in the fifth book of his 'De Finibus' (section 4).
  Fact	He is best remembered as the closest friend of orator and philosopher Cicero as well as other leading contemporary
  Fact	He is said to have been an excellent student, and travelled to Athens, where he did his studies and immersed himself in
  Fact	He is said to have written a single book (in Greek) on the consulate of Cicero, as well as a small amount of poetry. Besides his vast and intimate correspondence with Cicero, he is also said to have written some remarkable Memoires. None of his writings
  Fact	He was from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class
  Fact	He was from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class.
  Fact	He was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment and financial acumen.
  Fact	He was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment, and financial acumen.
  Fact	His wealth grew from inheritance and through skillful dealings in real estate. He used it to support his love of letters and maintain a staff of slaves trained as copyists and skilled in making up the papyrus scrolls that ancient books were written on.
  Fact	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Pomponius_Atticus
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Equites
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Gens
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_Roman_gentes
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pomponia_(gens)
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Titus_Pomponius_Atticus
  Fact	https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Triumvirate
  Fact	In his later years, he married a relative, Caecilia Pilea/Pilia (c.?75 – 46 BC), daughter of Pileus/Pilius and a maternal granddaughter of the Triumvir, Crassus
  Fact	Julius Caesar was his guest when in Athens.
  Fact	Like Cicero, he belonged to the optimates (the aristocratic party), and held generally conservative views.
  Fact	0064 BC
  	returned to Rome from Athens%2C where he had studied.
  Fact	0048 BC
  	When Cicero was forced to flee the country%2C Atticus made him a present of 250%2C000 sesterces.
  returned+to+Rome+from+Athens%2C+where+he+had+studied.	0065 BC
  Royal House	gens Pomponia
  Tribe Name	gens Pomponia
  Occupation	Banker
  Occupation	celebrated Editor
  Occupation	celebrated editor, banker, and patron of letters
  Occupation	He is said to have written a single book (in Greek) on the consulate of Cicero, as well as a small amount of poetry. Besides his vast and intimate correspondence with Cicero, he is also said to have written some remarkable Memoires. None of his writings
  Occupation	He was a partner in the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus.
  Occupation	His wealth grew from inheritance and through skillful dealings in real estate. He used it to support his love of letters and maintain a staff of slaves trained as copyists and skilled in making up the papyrus scrolls that ancient books were written on.
  Occupation	moneylender
  Occupation	Partner in the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus.
  Occupation	Patron of Letters
  Occupation	Roman editor, banker, and patron of letters
  Occupation	Roman Moneylender
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  Death	31 Mar 0031 BC	Roman Empire
  Person ID	I70460	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Titus Pomponius de Rome,   b. 127 BC   d. Roma, Lazio, Italy
  Mother	Caecilia Metella,   b. Abt 130 BC   d. Abt 0050 BC
  Family ID	F32690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caecilia Pilea,   b. 0075 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italy d. 0046 BC, Italy
  Children	1. Titus Flavius Petronius De Rome,   b. Abt 0080 BC, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy d. 24 Jun 0084, Roma, Lazio, Italy   2. Pomponia Caecilia Attica of Rome,   b. 0052 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italy d. From 0026 BC to 0023 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italy   3. Pomponia Caecilia Attica,   b. 0051 BC, Roma, Lazio, Italy d. Abt 0034 BC, Crete, Greece   4. Pomponia Caecilia Attica,   b. 0051   d. 0029 BC
  Family ID	F32141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023