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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 4

Passage 1,173 of 1,479

Canonical reference 13.31.4

Latin

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sed adgredere Othonem, ut scribis. confice , mi Attice, istam rem. nihil enim aliud reperio ubi et in foro non sim et tecum esse possim. quanti autem, hoc mihi venit in mentem. C. Albanius proximus est vicinus. is ciↃ iugerum de M. Pilio emit, ut mea memoria est, HS c_x_v_ . omnia scilicet nunc minoris. sed accedit cupiditas, in qua praeter Othonem non puto nos ullum adversarium habituros. sed eum ipsum tu poteris movere, facilius etiam si Canum haberes. o gulam insulsam! pudet me patris. rescribes si quid voles.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

But approach Otho, as you write. Settle that matter, my Atticus. I can find no other place where I can both be absent from the Forum and be with you. As for the price, this occurs to me. Gaius Albanius is the nearest neighbor. If I remember correctly, he bought 1,000 iugera from Marcus Pilius for 11,500,000 sesterces. Everything is cheaper now, of course. But our eagerness adds to the price, and apart from Otho I think we shall have no opponent. You can influence even him, more easily still if you had Canus. What tasteless gluttony! I am ashamed of his father. Write back whatever you wish.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Mais attaque Othon, comme tu l’écris. Mène cette affaire à bien, mon cher Atticus. Je ne trouve aucun autre lieu où je puisse à la fois éviter le Forum et être avec toi. Quant au prix, voici ce qui me vient à l’esprit. Gaius Albanius est le voisin le plus proche. Il a acheté à Marcus Pilius mille jugères, si ma mémoire est bonne, pour HS c_x_v_. Tout vaut évidemment moins aujourd’hui. Mais il faut ajouter notre désir; hormis Othon, je ne pense pas que nous aurons aucun adversaire. Tu pourras pourtant l’influencer lui-même, plus facilement encore si tu avais Canus. Ô glouton insipide! J’ai honte de son père. Tu me répondras ce que tu voudras.

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