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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 3
Passage 810 of 1,479
Canonical reference 10.5.3
Latin
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Commodius tecum Vettienus est locutus quam ad me scripserat. sed mirari satis hominis neglegentiam non queo. cum enim mihi Philotimus dixisset se HS L_ emere de Canuleio deversorium illud posse, minoris etiam empturum si Vettienum rogassem, rogavi ut, si quid posset, ex ea summa detraheret. promisit . ad me nuper se HS X_X_X_ emisse; ut scriberem cui vellem addici; diem pecuniae Idus Novembr. esse. rescripsi ei stomachosius cum ioco tamen familiari. nunc quoniam agit liberaliter, nihil accuso hominem scripsique ad eum me a te certiorem esse factum. tu de tuo itinere quid et quando cogites velim me certiorem facias. A. d. xv K. Maias.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Vettienus spoke to you more agreeably than he had written to me. Yet I cannot sufficiently wonder at the man's negligence. Philotimus had told me that he could buy that lodging-house from Canuleius for 50,000 sesterces, and for still less if I asked Vettienus. I asked him to deduct something from that amount if he could. He promised. Recently he wrote to me that he had bought it for 30,000 sesterces, asking me to state to whom I wished it assigned, and saying that payment was due on 13 November. I replied rather irritably, though with a familiar joke. Now, since he is acting generously, I make no accusation against the man, and I have written to him that you informed me of the facts. Please tell me what you are planning concerning your journey and when. 17 April.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Vettienus t'a parlé avec plus d'obligeance qu'il ne m'avait écrit. Mais je ne peux assez m'étonner de la négligence de cet homme. Philotimus m'ayant dit qu'il pouvait acheter à Canuleius cette auberge pour cinquante mille sesterces, et même à meilleur prix si je le demandais à Vettienus, j'ai prié celui-ci de retrancher de cette somme tout ce qu'il pourrait. Il l'a promis. Il m'a récemment écrit qu'il l'avait achetée pour trente mille sesterces, que je devais lui indiquer à qui je voulais qu'elle fût adjugée, et que l'échéance du paiement était fixée aux Ides de novembre. Je lui ai répondu avec quelque humeur, mais sur le ton plaisant de la familiarité. Puisqu'il agit maintenant avec générosité, je ne lui reproche rien et lui ai écrit que tu m'en avais informé. Je voudrais que tu me fasses savoir quel voyage tu projettes et pour quelle date. Le 17 avril.
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