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The predilection of Marco Tullio Cicerone for Vibo Valentia is documented by three stays described by him in the Verrine and in the Letters to Attic.
These were the stops of 71 B.C., 58 B.C. and 44 B.C. respectively.
It is Cicero himself who writes about the illustrious Valentini, the population of Vibone, in verses 16 of the Verrine.
Cicero, accompanied by his cousin Lucius Tullius on his journey to Sicily to find evidence and evidence against Verre stopped in Vibo for a stop. It was useful to find elements and accusations since the coasts of Vibo had been stormed by groups of pirates allied to Verre.
"Ipsis autem Velentinis ex tam illustrique Nobilique Municipio tantis de rebus responsum nullum dedisti, cum esses cum tunica pulla et pallio".
"To the delegates of Vibo (to the Valentinians), men of such illustrious and noble town hall, you give no answer on a subject of such importance, wearing a dark tunic, humble people, and a pallium.
In his letter to Atticus, however, Cicero documents his stay in Vibo in 58 B.C., leaving Rome to escape the lex Clodia. He writes:
"Utinam illum diem videam, quam tibi agam gratias, quod me vivere coegisti! Adhuc quidem valde me poenitet. Sed oro, ut ad me Vibonem stastim venias, quo ego multis de causis converti iter menum. Sed eo si veneris, de toto itinere ac fuga mea consilium capere potero. Si id non faceris mirabor, sed confidido te esse facturum "
"Heaven grant that I may see the day when I thank you for persuading me to live. Until now, I certainly have only bitterly regretted it, but I would like to ask you to come to Vibona (Vibo) immediately, to which, for many reasons, I had to change my path. If you come, I will be able to make a decision about the whole journey and the place of exile. If you do not, I will be painfully amazed. But I trust that you will.
In 44 B.C., because of the danger due to the clash with Anthony following Caesar's death, he stopped again in Vibo, saying he felt at home. This is how he writes in his letter to Atticus:
" [..] I arrived in Vibona near Sicca [..] here I felt like I was at home [..] ".
