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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 3
Passage 1,059 of 1,479
Canonical reference 12.40.3
Latin
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si quis requirit cur Romae non sim: quia discessus est; cur non sim in iis meis praediolis quae sunt huius temporis: quia frequentiam illam non facile ferrem. ibi sum igitur ubi is qui optimas Baias habebat quotannis hoc tempus consumere solebat. cum Romam venero, nec vultu nec oratione reprehendar. hilaritatem illam qua hanc tristitiam temporum condiebam in perpetuum amisi, constantia et firmitas nec animi nec orationis requiretur.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
If anyone asks why I am not in Rome: because people have left; why I am not at one of my little estates suited to this season: because I could not easily bear the crowds there. I am therefore where the man who possessed the finest place at Baiae used regularly to spend this season each year. When I come to Rome, neither my expression nor my speech will incur reproach. I have lost forever the cheerfulness with which I used to temper the sadness of these times, but neither my spirit nor my speech will be found wanting in constancy and firmness.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Si quelqu’un demande pourquoi je ne suis pas à Rome, c’est parce qu’on en est parti; pourquoi je ne suis pas dans celles de mes petites propriétés qui conviennent à cette saison, c’est parce que je supporterais difficilement cette affluence. Je suis donc là où celui qui possédait la plus belle propriété de Baïes avait coutume de passer chaque année cette saison. Quand je viendrai à Rome, ni mon visage ni mes paroles ne pourront être blâmés. Cette gaieté dont j’assaisonnais la tristesse des temps, je l’ai perdue pour toujours; mais on ne trouvera aucun défaut à la constance et à la fermeté de mon âme ni de mes propos.
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