Public domain The work and displayed translations are recorded as public domain or from an open transcription.

Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 985 of 1,479

Canonical reference 12.12.1

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

de dote tanto magis perpurga. Balbi regia condicio est delegandi. quoquo modo confice. turpe est rem impeditam iacere. Insula Arpinas habere potest germanam ἀποθέωσιν ; sed vereor ne minorem τιμὴν habere videatur ἐκτοπισμόσ . est igitur animus in hortis; quos tamen inspiciam cum venero.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

All the more, then, settle the dowry account completely. Balbus' terms for assignment are princely. Finish it in whatever way you can. It is disgraceful for an entangled affair to lie unresolved. The island at Arpinum could provide a genuine apotheosis, but I fear that a removal to such an out-of-the-way place may seem to carry less honor. My inclination is therefore toward gardens, though I shall inspect them when I come.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Pour la dot, règle l’affaire avec d’autant plus de soin. La condition proposée par Balbus pour la délégation est royale. Termine-la de quelque manière que ce soit. Il est honteux de laisser une affaire en suspens. L’île d’Arpinum peut offrir une véritable ἀποθέωσιν ; mais je crains que l’ἐκτοπισμός ne paraisse lui donner une moindre τιμή. Mon esprit se porte donc vers des jardins ; je les inspecterai cependant à mon arrivée.

Concepts in this passage

Before reading

What you will learn

Open the full record