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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 963 of 1,479

Canonical reference 11.25.3

Latin

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quod ad te iam pridem de testamento scripsi, apud †epistulas velim ut possim adversas.† ego huius miserrimae †facultate† confectus conflictor. nihil umquam simile atum puto. quoi si qua re consulere aliquid possum, cupi a te admoneri. video eandem esse difficultatem quam in consilio dando ante. tamen hoc me magis sollicitat quam omnia. in pensione secunda caeci fuimus. aliud mallem; sed praeteriit. te oro, ut in perditis rebus si quid cogi, confici potest quod sit in tuto, ex argento atque satis multa ex supellectile, des operam. iam enim mihi videtur adesse extremum nec ulla fore condicio pacis eaque quae sunt etiam sine adversario peritura. haec etiam, si videbitur, cum Terentia loquere opportune. non queo omnia scribere. vale . iii Non. Quintil.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

As for what I wrote to you long ago about the will, I should like †among the letters to be able to face adverse things†. I am overwhelmed and tormented by the †means† of this most wretched woman. I think nothing similar has ever been †done†. If I can take thought for her in any respect, I desire to be advised by you. I see that the difficulty is the same as before in giving advice. Yet this troubles me more than everything else. We were blind over the second instalment. I should have preferred another course, but the opportunity has passed. I beg you, amid these ruined circumstances, to take pains if anything can be brought together and secured safely from the silver and a considerable part of the household goods. For the end now seems at hand, and it seems that no terms of peace will be offered; even what we possess will perish without an adversary. If it seems advisable, speak about these matters with Terentia too, at an opportune moment. I cannot write everything. Farewell. July 5.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Quant à ce que je t’ai écrit depuis longtemps au sujet du testament, †je voudrais pouvoir auprès des lettres les adverses†. Épuisé par la †situation† de cette très malheureuse, je suis en proie au tourment. Je crois qu’on n’a jamais rien vu de semblable. Si je puis de quelque manière veiller à ses intérêts, je désire que tu m’en avertisses. Je vois que la difficulté est la même que précédemment lorsqu’il s’agissait de donner un conseil. Pourtant cela m’inquiète plus que tout. Nous avons été aveugles lors du second versement. J’aurais préféré autre chose, mais le moment est passé. Je te prie, dans une situation désespérée, de t’employer à rassembler et mettre en sûreté, si cela peut se faire, l’argenterie et une partie assez considérable du mobilier. Il me semble en effet que la fin approche, qu’il n’y aura aucune condition de paix et que ces biens périront même sans adversaire. Si tu le juges bon, parle aussi de cela à Térentia au moment opportun. Je ne puis tout écrire. Porte-toi bien. Le 5 juillet.

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