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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 80

Passage 80 of 334

Canonical reference 80

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atque etiam L. Paullus Africani pater personam principis civis facile dicendo tuebatur. Et vero etiam tum Catone vivo, qui annos quinque et octoginta natus excessit e vita, cum quidem eo ipso anno contra Ser. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset, quam etiam orationem scriptam reliquit -

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

"Lucius Paullus, the father of Africanus, also readily maintained the role of a leading citizen through speaking. Indeed, many such men were active while Cato was still alive. He departed from life at the age of eighty-five, and in that very year had spoken before the people with the greatest vehemence against Servius Galba, leaving that speech in writing.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

«L. Paullus, père de l'Africain, soutenait lui aussi aisément par sa parole le rôle de premier citoyen. Et cela du vivant même de Caton, qui quitta la vie à quatre-vingt-cinq ans, l'année précisément où il parla devant le peuple avec une extrême vigueur contre Ser. Galba, discours qu'il laissa également par écrit.»

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