# Brutus, or On Eminent Orators

- Identifiant : `cicero.brutus`
- Auteur : Cicero
- URL canonique : https://prokopton42.com/en/works/cicero/brutus/reference-63/
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## Passage 63

### Latin

catonis autem orationes non minus multae fere sunt quam Attici Lysiae, cuius arbitror plurimas esse—est enim Atticus, quoniam certe Athenis est et natus et mortuus et functus omni civium munere, quamquam Timaeus eum quasi Licinia et Mucia lege repetit Syracusas—et quodam modo est non nulla in eis etiam inter ipsos similitudo. Acuti sunt, elegantes faceti breves; sed ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior.

### English

"Cato's speeches are almost as numerous as those of the Attic Lysias, who, I think, has left more than anyone. He is indeed an Attic, since he was certainly born and died at Athens and performed every civic duty there, although Timaeus, as if invoking the Licinian and Mucian law, reclaims him for Syracuse. In some respects there is also a certain similarity between their speeches. Both are acute, elegant, witty, and brief; but the Greek has been more fortunate in every kind of reputation."

### French

«Les discours de Caton sont presque aussi nombreux que ceux de l'Attique Lysias, qui en a, je crois, laissé le plus grand nombre. Il est bien Attique, puisqu'il naquit et mourut à Athènes et y remplit tous les devoirs d'un citoyen, quoique Timée le réclame pour Syracuse, comme en vertu des lois Licinia et Mucia. Il existe même, à certains égards, quelque ressemblance entre eux. Ils sont pénétrants, élégants, spirituels et brefs; mais le Grec a rencontré davantage de bonheur dans toute espèce de mérite.»