Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus (born
Titus Pomponius; November 110 – 31 March 32 BC), better known by his
cognomen Atticus, was a celebrated
editor, banker, and
patron of letters from an old but not strictly noble
Roman family of the
equestrian class and the
gens Pomponia. He is best remembered as the closest friend of
orator and
philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero as well as other leading contemporaries of upper class Roman society. Cicero's treatise on friendship,
De Amicitia was dedicated to him. Their correspondence, often written in subtle code to disguise their political observations, is preserved in
Epistulae ad Atticum compiled by Cicero's
freedman and personal secretary,
Marcus Tullius Tiro. Atticus was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment and financial acumen.