Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 166

Eodem tempore M. Herennius in mediocribus oratoribus Latine et diligenter loquentibus numeratus est; qui tamen summa nobilitate hominem, cognatione sodalitate conlegio, summa etiam eloquentia, L. Philippum in consulatus petitione superavit. Eodem tempore C. Claudius , etsi propter summam nobilitatem et singularem potentiam magnus erat, tamen etiam eloquentiae quandam mediocritatem adferebat.

At the same time Marcus Herennius was counted among middling orators who spoke Latin correctly and carefully. Yet in his candidacy for the consulship he defeated Lucius Philippus, a man of the highest nobility, supported by kinship, association, and collegial ties, and also of the greatest eloquence. In the same period Gaius Claudius, although important because of his supreme nobility and singular power, nevertheless brought to speaking a certain moderate degree of eloquence.

À la même époque, Marcus Herennius fut compté parmi les orateurs médiocres qui parlaient un latin correct et soigné. Il vainquit pourtant, dans la candidature au consulat, Lucius Philippus, homme de la plus haute noblesse par sa parenté, ses associations et son collège, et de la plus haute éloquence. À la même époque, Caius Claudius, bien qu’il fût puissant par sa très haute noblesse et son influence exceptionnelle, apportait néanmoins une certaine éloquence moyenne.