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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 56 of 1,479

Canonical reference 1.15.1

Latin

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Asiam Quinto, suavissimo fratri, obtigisse audisti. non enim dubito quin celerius tibi hoc rumor quam ullius nostrum litterae nuntiarint. nunc quoniam et laudis avidissimi semper fuimus et praeter ceteros φιλέλληνεσ et sumus et habemur et multorum odia atque inimicitias rei publicae causa suscepimus, παντοίησ ἀρετῆσ μιμνήσκεο curaque et effice ut ab omnibus et laudemur et amemur.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

You have heard that Asia has fallen by lot to Quintus, my dearest brother. I do not doubt that rumor reported it to you more quickly than any letter from one of us. Since I have always been extremely eager for praise, and since more than others I both am and am considered a lover of the Greeks, and since I have incurred many hatreds and enmities for the sake of the state, remember every kind of excellence, and take care and ensure that everyone both praises and loves me.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Tu as appris que l’Asie était échue à Quintus, mon très doux frère. Je ne doute pas que la rumeur ne te l’ait annoncé plus vite qu’aucune de nos lettres. Maintenant, puisque nous avons toujours été extrêmement avides de gloire, que nous sommes et passons plus que les autres pour être φιλέλληνες, et que nous avons assumé beaucoup de haines et d’inimitiés pour la cause de la République, παντοίης ἀρετῆς μιμνήσκεο: prends soin et fais en sorte que tous nous louent et nous aiment.

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