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Cicero
Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 271
Passage 271 of 334
Canonical reference 271
Latin
perseus-cicero-brutus-lat
itaque ne hos quidem equites Romanos, amicos nostros, qui nuper mortui sunt, omittam P. Cominium Spoletinum, quo accusante defendi C. Cornelium, in quo et compositum dicendi genus et acre et expeditum fuit; T. Accium Pisaurensem, cuius accusationi respondi pro A. Cluentio, qui et accurate dicebat et satis copiose, eratque praeterea doctus Hermagorae praeceptis, quibus etsi ornamenta non satis opima dicendi, tamen, ut hastae velitibus amentatae, sic apta quaedam et parata singulis causarum generibus argumenta traduntur.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Thus I shall not omit even these Roman knights, friends of ours who died recently: Publius Cominius of Spoletium, against whose prosecution I defended Gaius Cornelius, and whose style of speaking was orderly, keen, and fluent; and Titus Accius of Pisaurum, whose prosecution I answered on behalf of Aulus Cluentius, who spoke precisely and with sufficient fullness. He was also learned in the precepts of Hermagoras. Though these do not provide very rich ornaments of speech, they supply arguments adapted and ready for every class of case, like thonged spears for light-armed troops.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Ainsi, je ne veux pas omettre non plus ces chevaliers romains, nos amis récemment décédés : P. Cominius de Spolète, dont j’affrontai l’accusation en défendant C. Cornelius, et qui possédait un style à la fois bien ordonné, incisif et facile ; T. Accius de Pisaurum, à l’accusation duquel je répondis en faveur d’A. Cluentius, et qui parlait avec précision et assez d’abondance. Il connaissait en outre les préceptes d’Hermagoras. Ceux-ci ne transmettent pas des ornements oratoires assez riches, mais, comme des courroies ajustées aux javelots des vélites, certains arguments adaptés et préparés pour chaque genre de cause.
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