Letters between Cicero and his brother Quintus, covering politics, literature, and family affairs. A window into the relationship between two brothers navigating the last decades of the Republic.
Start ReadingAdvice to Quintus on governing Asia. Cicero's most sustained statement on provincial administration — be just, be accessible, control your staff.
Letters from the mid-50s. The brothers coordinate on politics, building projects, and literary work. Quintus is with Caesar in Gaul.
Letters from 54-53 BC. Caesar's campaigns, Cicero's poems, and domestic crises. The brothers' relationship is strained but holds.