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Subject: Cicero and the "in crowd"
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Greetings to all.

1. Somewhere I read that Cicero was never invited to the parties, so to speak, of the "in crowd," while Atticus, on the other hand, was always a welcome guest at them. There is supossedly a letter in which Cicero asks Atticus to tell him all the juicy details of a party which was held by Clodia. Does anyone know of such a letter?

2. Can the list members offer some ideas as to why Cicero chose to make such an issue of adhering to old-time virtue in a period when the most successful politicians, statesmen, and generals were so obviously flouting it again and again?

Thanks,

Brad
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