1Caesar's civil war broke out. 1Since he was about sixty years old, he took advantage of the exemption granted to his age and did not stir anywhere from the city. 1Whatever his friends needed when they set out to join Pompey he gave them, all of it, from his own estate, and he did not offend Pompey himself, with whom he was closely connected. 2He had received no distinction from him, as had the rest who had gained either offices or wealth through him: of these some followed his camp most unwillingly, others stayed at home, greatly offending him. 3To Caesar, moreover, Atticus' neutrality was so very pleasing that as victor, when he was demanding money from private persons by letter, he not only did not trouble him but even released to him his sister's son and Quintus Cicero from Pompey's camp.
3Thus by his old rule of life he escaped new dangers.