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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 839 of 1,479

Canonical reference 10.10.3

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

habes σκυτάλην Λακωνικήν . omnino excipiam hominem. erat autem v Nonas venturus vesperi, id est hodie. cras igitur ad me fortasse veniet. temptabo , †audeam† nihil properare; missurum ad Caesarem. clam agam, cum paucissimis alicubi occultabor, †carti† hinc istis invitissimis evolabo, atque utinam ad Curionem! σύνεσ ὅ τοι λέγω . magnus dolor accessit. efficietur aliquid dignum nobis.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

There you have your Spartan dispatch. At all events I shall receive the man. He was due to arrive on the evening of the fifth before the Nones, that is, today. So perhaps he will come to me tomorrow. I shall try †if I dare† not to hurry at all, but to send to Caesar. I shall act secretly, hide somewhere with very few companions, and †carti† fly away from here despite those men's utmost reluctance. If only it were to Curio! Understand what I am telling you. A great sorrow has been added. Something worthy of us will be accomplished.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Voilà la σκυτάλην Λακωνικήν. Quoi qu’il en soit, je recevrai l’homme. Il devait arriver le cinquième jour avant les nones, au soir, c’est-à-dire aujourd’hui. Il viendra donc peut-être chez moi demain. J’essaierai de †oser† ne rien précipiter; il enverra quelqu’un à César. J’agirai secrètement, je me cacherai quelque part avec le moins de gens possible, †carti† je m’envolerai d’ici malgré l’opposition extrême de ces gens, et plût aux dieux que ce fût vers Curion! σύνεσ ὅ τοι λέγω. Une grande douleur s’est ajoutée aux autres. Nous accomplirons quelque chose qui soit digne de nous.

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