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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 835 of 1,479

Canonical reference 10.9A.3

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

quod si totum tibi persuadere non possum, saltem, dum quid de Hispaniis agamus scitur, exspecta; quas tibi nuntio adventu Caesaris fore nostras. quam isti spem habeant amissis Hispaniis nescio; quod porro tuum consilium sit ad desperatos accedere non medius fidius reperio.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

But if I cannot persuade you of all this, at least wait until we know what is happening in Spain. I tell you that upon Caesar's arrival the Spanish provinces will be ours. What hope those men will have after losing Spain I do not know; still less, by the god of truth, can I discover what plan of yours could lead you to join men in despair.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Si je ne puis te persuader entièrement, attends au moins que nous sachions ce qui se passe dans les Espagnes. Je t’annonce qu’elles seront à nous dès l’arrivée de César. Quelle espérance ces gens peuvent conserver après la perte des Espagnes, je l’ignore; et quel dessein peut te conduire à rejoindre des hommes désespérés, je ne le découvre vraiment pas, par le dieu de la Bonne Foi.

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