Template:Wp-Titus Pomponius Atticus

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Titus Pomponius Atticus ( BC – 31 March 32 BC; later named Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus) was a Roman editor, banker, and patron of letters, best known for his correspondence and close friendship with prominent Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero. Atticus was from a wealthy Roman family of the equestrian class (lower aristocratic non-ruling class) and from the Pomponia gens.

A close friend since childhood, Cicero dedicated his work,, to Atticus. Their correspondence, often written in subtle code to disguise their political observations, is preserved in (Letters to Atticus) compiled by Tiro, Cicero's slave (later his freedman) and personal secretary.