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Cicero

On Divination Passage 69

Passage 69 of 284

Canonical reference 1.69

Latin

perseus-cicero-de_divinatione-lat

Nam et ex horreis direptum effusumque frumentum vias omnis angiportusque constraverat, et naves subito perterriti metu conscendistis et noctu ad oppidum respicientes flagrantis onerarias, quas incenderant milites, quia sequi noluerant, videbatis; postremo a Rhodia classe deserti verum vatem fuisse sensistis.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Grain plundered and poured from the storehouses covered every road and alley. Suddenly terrified by fear, you boarded the ships, and at night, looking back toward the town, you saw the transport vessels blazing. The soldiers had set them on fire because they had refused to follow. Finally, when the Rhodian fleet abandoned you, you realized that the prophet had spoken the truth.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

En effet, le blé pillé et répandu hors des greniers avait couvert toutes les rues et toutes les ruelles. Soudain frappés de crainte, vous montâtes sur les navires et, regardant la ville pendant la nuit, vous voyiez brûler les bâtiments de transport auxquels les soldats avaient mis le feu parce qu’ils avaient refusé de les suivre. Enfin, abandonnés par la flotte rhodienne, vous reconnûtes que le prophète avait dit vrai.

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