Dal privato alla privacy. Riflessioni su Constant tra Cicerone e l'Unione Europea

The new European data privacy legislation suggests to reopen the debate about «The Liberty of the Ancients compared with that of Moderns», according to the classical model of Benjamin Constant. This paper, in particular, aims to discuss the space left to private needs in the Ancient Rome. Looking at Cicero's letters, the author traces some evidences of protection of individual rights, especially about confidentiality.