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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Passage 50 of 1,479

Canonical reference 1.14.2

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tum Pompeius μάλ' ἀριστοκρατικῶσ locutus est senatusque auctoritatem sibi omnibus in rebus maximam videri semperque visam esse respondit et id multis verbis. postea Messalla consul in senatu de Pompeio quaesivit quid de religione et de promulgata rogatione sentiret. locutus ita est in senatu ut omnia illius ordinis consulta γενικῶσ laudaret mihique, ut adsedit, dixit se putare satis ab se etiam de istis rebus esse responsum.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Pompey then spoke in a thoroughly aristocratic manner. He replied, at considerable length, that the Senate's authority seemed and had always seemed to him supreme in every matter. Later the consul Messalla asked Pompey in the Senate what he thought about the sacrilege and the promulgated bill. He spoke in the Senate so as to praise in general all the decisions of that order, and as he sat down beside me he said that he thought he had given a sufficient answer about those particular matters too.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Alors Pompée parla μάλ’ ἀριστοκρατικῶς et répondit que l’autorité du Sénat lui paraissait et lui avait toujours paru souveraine en toute matière; il développa longuement ce point. Ensuite, au Sénat, le consul Messalla demanda à Pompée ce qu’il pensait du sacrilège et du projet de loi publié. Pompée parla de manière à louer γενικῶς toutes les décisions de cet ordre et, en venant s’asseoir auprès de moi, me dit qu’il pensait avoir également répondu de façon suffisante sur ces questions particulières.

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