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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 67

Passage 67 of 334

Canonical reference 67

Latin

perseus-cicero-brutus-lat

sed ea in nostris inscitia est, quod hi ipsi, qui in Graecis antiquitate delectantur eaque subtilitate, quam Atticam appellant, hanc in Catone ne noverunt quidem. Hyperidae volunt esse et Lysiae. Laudo.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

"But such is the ignorance among our people that the very men who delight in the antiquity of the Greeks and in that subtlety which they call Attic do not even know it in Cato. They wish to be followers of Hyperides and Lysias. I commend them."

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

«Mais telle est l'ignorance des nôtres que ceux-là mêmes qui, chez les Grecs, aiment l'ancienneté et cette finesse qu'ils appellent attique ne la connaissent même pas chez Caton. Ils veulent ressembler à Hypéride et à Lysias. Je les en loue.»

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