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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 77

Passage 77 of 334

Canonical reference 77

Latin

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cum hoc Catone grandiores natu fuerunt C. Flaminius C. Varro Q. Maximus Q. Metellus P. Lentulus P. Crassus, qui cum superiore Africano consul fuit. Ipsum Scipionem accepimus non infantem fuisse. Filius quidem eius, is qui hunc minorem Scipionem a Paullo adoptavit, si corpore valuisset, in primis habitus esset disertus; indicant cum oratiunculae tum historia quaedam Graeca scripta dulcissime.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

"Older than Cato were Gaius Flaminius, Gaius Varro, Quintus Maximus, Quintus Metellus, Publius Lentulus, and Publius Crassus, who was consul with the elder Africanus. We have been told that Scipio himself was not inarticulate. His son, the man who adopted this younger Scipio from Paullus, would have been regarded among the foremost speakers if his health had been strong. Both his short speeches and a certain history written in Greek with the greatest charm show this."

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

«Plus âgés que Caton étaient C. Flaminius, C. Varron, Q. Maximus, Q. Metellus, P. Lentulus et P. Crassus, qui fut consul avec le premier Africain. Nous savons que Scipion lui-même n'était pas sans parole. Son fils, celui qui donna le jeune Scipion en adoption à Paul-Émile, aurait compté parmi les premiers orateurs s'il avait joui d'une bonne santé; ses petits discours et une histoire écrite en grec avec beaucoup d'agrément en témoignent.»

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