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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 1,072 of 1,479

Canonical reference 12.44.3

Latin

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quod domi te inclusisti ratione fecisti; sed, quaeso, confice et te vacuum redde nobis. ego hinc, ut scripsi antea, postridie Idus Lanuvi, deinde postridie in Tusculano. Contudi enim animum et fortasse vici, si modo permansero. scies igitur fortasse cras, summum perendie. sed quid est, quaeso? Philotimus nec Carteiae Pompeium teneri (qua de re litterarum ad Clodium Patavinum missarum exemplum mihi Oppius et Balbus miserant, se id factum arbitrari) bellumque narrat reliquum satis magnum. solet omnino esse Fulviniaster. sed tamen, si quid habes. volo etiam de naufragio Caniniano scire quid sit.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

You acted reasonably in shutting yourself up at home; but please finish and free yourself for me. As I wrote before, I leave here for Lanuvium on the day after the Ides, then the following day for Tusculum. I have subdued my feelings and perhaps conquered them, provided I persevere. You will therefore know perhaps tomorrow, at latest the day after. But what is this, please? Philotimus reports that Pompeius is not being detained at Carteia, although Oppius and Balbus had sent me a copy of a letter sent to Clodius of Patavium saying they believed it had happened, and that a fairly serious war remains. He is, to be sure, a thoroughgoing Fulvinius. Still, tell me if you have anything. I also want to know the truth about Caninius's shipwreck.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Tu as eu raison de t’enfermer chez toi; mais, je t’en prie, achève tout et rends-toi libre pour nous. Moi, d’ici, comme je l’ai écrit auparavant, j’irai à Lanuvium le lendemain des Ides, puis à Tusculum le jour suivant. J’ai en effet maîtrisé mon âme et peut-être vaincu, pourvu que je persévère. Tu le sauras donc peut-être demain, au plus tard après-demain. Mais qu’est-ce donc, je t’en prie? Philotimus rapporte que Pompée n’est pas retenu à Carteia, sujet sur lequel Oppius et Balbus m’avaient envoyé la copie d’une lettre adressée à Clodius de Patavium, en ajoutant qu’ils croyaient le fait accompli; il rapporte aussi qu’il reste une guerre assez importante. C’est, au demeurant, un véritable petit Fulvinius. Mais enfin, si tu as quelque renseignement... Je veux aussi savoir ce qu’il en est du naufrage de Caninius.

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