3 surviving letters between Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Tullius Cicero, spanning 50-49 BC.
“I commend Precilius to you with particular emphasis -- the son of a connection of yours and my most intimate friend, an excellent man.”
“Of all the young nobles, I was most fond of Publius Crassus, and while I had great hopes for him from the very beginning…”
“See how thoroughly I have convinced myself that you are a second self to me, not only in matters that concern me persona…”