24 surviving letters between Lucius Munatius Plancus and Marcus Tullius Cicero, spanning 50-43 BC.
“Publius Rufus, a man of the highest integrity and most closely connected with me, has interests in your province which I…”
“First, I was out of Rome, on my way to Greece.”
“Given our close connection, my zeal for honoring you would not have failed if I could have come into the Senate safely or with dignity.”
“I was very glad to see Furnius for his own sake, and still more glad because, as I listened to him, I seemed to be listening to you.”
“Your letters were very welcome to me, and I saw that you had written them because of what Furnius told you.”
“I received two copies of your letter, and that fact itself showed me your carefulness: I understood that you were anxiou…”
“What our friend Furnius said about your feelings toward the republic was extremely welcome to the Senate and warmly approved by the Roman people.”
“I would have written at greater length about my plans and given you a fuller account of everything, so that you might ju…”
“I am glad that I made no rash promise to you, and that you did not make empty assurances about me to others.”
“Although I had already learned well enough from our friend Furnius what your attitude and policy toward the republic wer…”
“I give you immortal thanks, and I shall do so as long as I live.”
“Although for the republic's sake I ought above all to rejoice that you have brought it so much protection and so much he…”
“As soon as I had the opportunity to increase your standing, I omitted nothing that could honor you, whether in the rewar…”
“What welcome news it was, two days before the victory, to hear of the support you were bringing, your zeal, your speed, and your forces.”
“After writing my last letter, I thought it mattered to the republic that you should know what happened next.”
“I have never, in living memory, seen anything more glorious, more welcome, or more perfectly timed than your letter, Plancus.”
“Antony reached Forum Julii with his first troops on May 15.”
“What I had in mind when Laevus and Nerva left me you could learn both from the letter I gave them and from the men thems…”
“Although I did not require thanks from you, since I knew you were deeply grateful in fact and in feeling, I must admit t…”
“Everything being reported from your area was so uncertain that nothing came to mind for me to write to you.”
“I would be ashamed of the inconsistency of my letters, if these things did not depend on the fickleness of others.”
“All our hope rests in you and your colleague, with heaven's approval.”
“By Hercules, my dear Cicero, I shall never regret facing the greatest dangers for my country, provided that, if anything…”
“I cannot help thanking you, point by point, for what you have done and for the services you have rendered me.”