M. Porcius Cato to Cicero

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  • Evangeline Dryburgh University of Waterloo

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Republican Rome, Cato, Cicero, Letter, Creative Piece

Abstract

As you once called upon me to defend you against Clodius, and later to uphold your victories to the senate, I now call upon you and our friendship in return. Here in Utica, standing before failure, I reflect not in sorrow, but in duty. Was there a path, however narrow, that might have averted catastrophe? I am writing to you now at greater length than ever before, for I wish there to be an account of the truth as I see it that is unmarred by ambition. From the beginning, I foresaw the tyrant approaching.

Author Biography

Evangeline Dryburgh, University of Waterloo

Evangeline is a fifth-year engineering student with a great interest in classical studies. She enjoys reading, writing and is on the University of Waterloo fencing team.

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Published

05.10.2025

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Epic Threads: Epithets

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