Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors.

A unique single volume text that makes classical letters accessible and readable to undergraduates and the non-specialist readerPresents a wide range of authors and material, with over 200 selected textsIncludes selections that illustrate a complete cycle of correspondence, as well as letters written by the same author and covering the same topic/theme but sent to different recipientsLetters are arranged chronologically, with letters grouped according to author or collectionAn accompanying website offers additional, complementary lettersTopical index highlights various topics and themes represented by the letters

Noelle K. Zeiner-Carmichael is Associate Professor of Classics at the College of Charleston, where she teaches courses in Latin, Greek, Roman culture, and literature in translation. She is the author ofNothing Ordinary Here: Statius as Creator of Distinction in the Silvae(2005).

List of Figures ix

Preface x

Acknowledgments xiii

A Note on Translation xv

List of Abbreviations xvii

Maps xix

1 Letters and Letter-Writing in Ancient Rome 1

2 The Roman Republic (70 bce27 bce) 21

149 Cicero 21

50 Catiline 61

5153 Catullus 62

3 The Augustan Age (27 bce14 ce) 66

5458 Augustus 66

5969 Horace 68

7071 Propertius 79

7283 Ovid 81

4 The Roman Empire (14 cethird century ce) 96

84 Emperor Tiberius (1437 ce) 96

85 Emperor Claudius (4154 ce) 97

8695 Seneca the Younger 99

96 Paul the Apostle 112

97 Jude 114

98101 Martial 115

102105 Statius 117

106164 Pliny the Younger 122

165166 John the Elder 154

167194 Fronto 156

195203 Letters from Vindolanda 169

204214 Papyri 173

5 Epistolary Theorists 183

215 (Pseudo-)Demetrius 183

216 Pseudo-Libanius 184

General Index 187

Concordance of Texts 193