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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 248

Passage 248 of 334

Canonical reference 248

Latin

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hoc loco Brutus: Quam vellem, inquit, de his etiam oratoribus qui hodie sunt tibi dicere liberet; et, si de aliis minus, de duobus tamen quos a te scio laudari solere, Caesare et Marcello, audirem non minus libenter quam audivi de eis qui fuerunt. Cur tandem? inquam; an exspectas quid ego iudicem de istis, qui tibi sunt aeque noti ac mihi? Mihi me hercule, inquit, Marcellus satis est notus,

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

At this point Brutus said: “How I wish you felt free to speak to me also about the orators of today. Even if less about the others, I should at least be as glad to hear about the two whom I know you commonly praise, Caesar and Marcellus, as I was to hear about those of the past.” “Why so?” I said. “Are you waiting to learn my judgment of men who are as well known to you as to me?” “By Hercules,” he replied, “Marcellus is well enough known to me,”

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Ici Brutus dit : « Comme je voudrais qu’il te fût permis de parler aussi des orateurs d’aujourd’hui ! Et si je t’écoutais moins volontiers au sujet des autres, j’aimerais du moins t’entendre sur les deux hommes que je sais que tu as coutume de louer, César et Marcellus, autant que je t’ai écouté sur ceux du passé. » « Pourquoi donc ? » dis-je. « Attends-tu mon jugement sur des hommes qui te sont aussi bien connus qu’à moi ? » « Par Hercule, répondit-il, Marcellus m’est assez bien connu, »

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