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Cicero
Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 308
Passage 308 of 334
Canonical reference 308
Latin
perseus-cicero-brutus-lat
Triennium fere fuit urbs sine armis, sed oratorum aut interitu aut discessu aut fuga - nam aberant etiam adulescentes M. Crassus et Lentuli duo - primas in causis agebat Hortensius, magis magisque cottidie probabatur Antistius, Piso saepe dicebat, minus saepe Pomponius, raro Carbo, semel aut iterum Philippus. At vero ego hoc tempore omni noctes et dies in omnium doctrinarum meditatione versabar.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
For nearly three years the city was free from arms, but because of the death, departure, or flight of the orators, for the young Marcus Crassus and the two Lentuli were also absent, Hortensius held the leading place in cases. Antistius was approved more and more each day; Piso spoke often, Pomponius less often, Carbo rarely, Philippus once or twice. Throughout this whole period, however, I spent nights and days in the study of every branch of learning.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Pendant environ trois ans, la ville fut sans armes. Mais, par suite de la mort, du départ ou de la fuite des orateurs, car les jeunes M. Crassus et les deux Lentulus étaient aussi absents, Hortensius tenait le premier rang dans les causes. Antistius était chaque jour davantage apprécié ; Piso parlait souvent, Pomponius moins souvent, Carbo rarement, Philippus une ou deux fois. Quant à moi, pendant tout ce temps, je passais nuits et jours à méditer toutes les disciplines.
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