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Cicero

On the Republic Passage 13

Passage 227 of 251

Canonical reference 6.13

Latin

perseus-cicero-de_republica-lat

Sed quo sis, Africane, alacrior ad tutandam rem publicam, sic habeto: omnibus, qui patriam conservaverint, adiuverint, auxerint, certum esse in caelo definitum locum, ubi beati aevo sempiterno fruantur; nihil est enim illi principi deo, qui omnem mundum regit, quod quidem in terris fiat, acceptius quam concilia coetusque hominum iure sociati, quae civitates appellantur; harum rectores et conservatores hinc profecti huc revertuntur.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

“But so that you may be more eager, Africanus, to defend the commonwealth, know this: for all who have preserved, assisted, or enlarged their fatherland, there is a fixed and appointed place in heaven where they may enjoy blessedness for everlasting time. For nothing that happens on earth is more pleasing to that supreme god who rules the entire universe than the councils and assemblies of human beings united by law, which are called citizen bodies. Their rulers and preservers set out from here and return here.”

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

« Mais afin que tu sois, Africain, plus ardent à défendre la république, tiens ceci pour certain : à tous ceux qui auront sauvé, aidé et accru leur patrie est assigné dans le ciel un lieu déterminé où, bienheureux, ils jouissent d'une existence éternelle. Car rien de ce qui se fait sur terre n'est plus agréable à ce dieu suprême qui gouverne le monde entier que les assemblées et les communautés d'hommes unis par le droit, que l'on appelle cités. Leurs gouvernants et leurs sauveurs, partis d'ici, y reviennent. »

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