Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 99

horum aetatibus adiuncti duo C. Fannii C. et M. filii fuerunt; quorum Gai filius , qui consul cum Domitio fuit, unam orationem de sociis et nomine Latino contra C. Gracchum reliquit sane et bonam et nobilem. Tum Atticus: Quid ergo? estne ista Fanni? nam varia opinio pueris nobis erat. Alii a C. Persio litterato homine scriptam esse aiebant, illo quem significat valde doctum esse Lucilius; alii multos nobilis, quod quisque potuisset, in illam orationem contulisse.

"Two men named Gaius Fannius, sons respectively of Gaius and Marcus, belonged to their generation. The son of Gaius, who was consul with Domitius, left a single speech concerning the allies and the Latin name against Gaius Gracchus, a decidedly good and famous one." Then Atticus said: "Well, is it really Fannius' speech? There were varying opinions when we were boys. Some said that it had been written by Gaius Persius, a learned man, the person Lucilius indicates was highly educated; others said that many nobles had each contributed to that speech whatever he could."

«À leur génération se rattachèrent deux C. Fannius, fils respectivement de Gaius et de Marcus. Le fils de Gaius, qui fut consul avec Domitius, laissa contre C. Gracchus un seul discours sur les alliés et le nom latin, assurément bon et célèbre.» Alors Atticus dit: «Quoi donc? Ce discours est-il bien de Fannius? Lorsque nous étions enfants, les avis divergeaient. Les uns disaient qu'il avait été écrit par C. Persius, homme de lettres dont Lucilius indique la grande érudition; selon d'autres, plusieurs nobles y avaient apporté chacun ce qu'il pouvait.»