Travel in the Roman Empire

TRAVEL IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE Cicero's Administration of Cilicia (51/50 B.C.) DATE: CICERO'S LOCATION: REFERENCES: 22 May-4June, 51 Cicero at Brundisium Fam. III. 3 24 June Cicero arrived at Athens . 6 July Cicero sailed for Ephesus from the Peiraeus Fam. II. 8 8 July Cicero at Ceos . . Delos Att. V. 12 22 July Cicero arrived at Ephesos (Provincia Asia) Att. V. 13 27 July Cicero arrived at Tralles Att. V. 14; Fam. III. 5 31 July-3 August Cicero at Laodicea Att. V. 15; Fam. XV. 4 5-9 August Cicero at Apamea Att. V. 16; Fam. XV. 4 10-14 August Cicero at Synnada Att. V. 16; Fam. XV. 4 16-20 August Cicero at Philomelium Att. V. 20.1; Fam. XV. 4 24 August Cicero 'in camp' near Iconium Att. V. 20.2; Fam. XV. 4 28 August Army review at Iconium Att. V. 20.2 1 September Cicero set out from Iconium for the east Fam. XV. 4 18 September Cicero near Cybistra Fam. XV. 1 21 September Cicero at Cybistra (for five days) Att. V. 19; V. 20.2 5 October Cicero at Tarsus Att. V. 20.3 7 October Cicero's departure from Tarsus . 8 October Cicero near Mopsuhestia Fam. III. 8 by 12 October Cicero at Epiphaneia Fam. XV. 4 13 October Battle of Amanus Att. V. 20.3 14 November Cicero at Pidenissum (25th day of the siege) Fam. II. 10 19 December Cicero in his camp at Pidenissum Att. V. 20 5 January, 50 Cicero departed from Tarsus Att. V. 21. 7 . Taurus (The Cilician Gates) . . Iconium Att. V. 21.4 11 February Laodicea (again) Att. V. 21.5 13 February Assizes held at Laodicea for the districts of Cibyra and Apamea Att. V. 21 15 March [20 February] Assizes held at Laodicea for the districts of Synnada, Pamphylia, Lycaonia, Isauria Cicero, at Laodicea, in receipt of a reply to a Att. V. 21.9 Att. VI. 1. 22 letter sent the previous September 12 [Att. VI. 1.1]. The reply is dated 29 December Thus: Cybistra to Rome: 99 days maximum Rome to Laodicea: 51 days maximum Before the end of April Cicero, still at Laodicea, had in hand the Acta Diurna up to 7 March Thus: Rome to Laodicea: 54 days maximum Att. VI. 2.6 before 7 May Cicero still at Laodicea Fam. II. 13 5 June Cicero arrived at Tarsus (again) Att. VI 4.1 21 June Cicero 'in camp' Fam. II. 19 26 June Cicero in camp at the Pyramus River Att. VI. 5.3 ca. 3-4 August Cicero, on the homeward journey, at Side in Pamphylia Att. VI. 6; Fam. III. 12 14 October Cicero landed at the Peiraeus (Athens) Att. VI. 9.1 2 November Cicero at Patras Fam. XVI. 2; XVI. 9 7 November Cicero at Leucas Fam. XVI. 4 7 November Cicero at Actium Fam. XVI. 6 9-22 November Cicero at Corcyra Fam. XVI. 7 and XVI. 9 24 November Cicero reached Brundisium Att. VII. 2.1 6 December Cicero arrived at Aeculanum Att. VII. 3.1 9 December Cicero staying at Trebula Att. VII. 3.12 10 December Cicero met with Pompeius Att. VII. 4.2 mid December Cicero staying at Formiae (through the end of the month) Att. VII. 5 early January, 49 Cicero in the neighborhood of Rome, but NOT in the city (He's waiting for a triumph) . 11 January, 49 Caesar crossed the Rubicon River. The Civil War had begun. .