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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 97 of 1,479

Canonical reference 1.19.3

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

atque hoc loco illud non queo praeterire, quod cum de consularibus mea prima sors exisset, una voce senatus frequens retinendum me in urbe censuit. hoc idem post me Pompeio accidit, ut nos duo quasi pignora rei publicae retineri videremur. quid enim ego aliorum in me ἐπιφωνήματα exspectem cum haec domi nascantur?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

At this point I cannot pass over the fact that, when my name was the first drawn among the consulars, the crowded Senate resolved with one voice that I must be retained in the city. The same thing happened after me to Pompey, so that we two seemed to be retained as pledges for the state. Why should I await the acclamations of others concerning me when such things arise within my own house?

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Je ne peux omettre ici le fait suivant. Lorsque mon nom sortit le premier au tirage au sort parmi les consulaires, le Sénat au complet décida d’une seule voix que je devais être retenu dans la ville. La même chose arriva après moi à Pompée, si bien que nous semblions être retenus tous deux comme les gages de la République. Pourquoi attendrais-je les ἐπιφωνήματα des autres, puisque ceux-ci naissent dans ma propre maison?

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