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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 7

Passage 101 of 1,479

Canonical reference 1.19.7

Latin

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itaque primum, eum qui nimium diu de rebus nostris tacuerat, Pompeium adduxi in eam voluntatem ut in senatu non semel sed saepe multisque verbis huius mihi salutem imperi atque orbis terrarum adiudicarit; quod non tam interfuit mea (neque enim illae res aut ita sunt obscurae ut testimonium, aut ita dubiae ut laudationem desiderent) quam rei publicae, quod erant quidam improbi qui contentionem fore aliquam mihi cum Pompeio ex rerum illarum dissensione arbitrarentur. cum hoc ego me tanta familiaritate coniunxi ut uterque nostrum in sua ratione munitior et in re publica firmior hac coniunctione esse possit.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Accordingly, I first induced Pompey, who had been silent about my achievements for too long, to become willing to declare in the Senate, not once but often and at length, that I had saved this empire and the whole world. This mattered less to me, for those achievements are neither so obscure as to need testimony nor so doubtful as to require praise, than to the state, because certain wicked men thought that some conflict would arise between Pompey and me from our disagreement over those affairs. I have joined myself to him in such intimacy that through this alliance each of us may be better protected in his own course and stronger in public affairs.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

J’ai donc commencé par amener Pompée, qui était resté trop longtemps silencieux sur mes actions, à proclamer au Sénat, non pas une seule fois, mais souvent et longuement, que je devais être reconnu comme le sauveur de cet empire et du monde. Cela importait moins à mes intérêts, car mes actions ne sont ni assez obscures pour avoir besoin d’un témoignage, ni assez douteuses pour réclamer un éloge, qu’à ceux de la République. Certains malhonnêtes gens pensaient en effet qu’une lutte s’élèverait entre Pompée et moi à cause de nos divergences sur ces événements. Je me suis uni à lui par une intimité telle que chacun de nous peut, grâce à cette union, être mieux défendu dans sa propre ligne et plus ferme dans les affaires publiques.

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