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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 1,355 of 1,479

Canonical reference 15.13.1

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

viii Kal. duas a te accepi epistulas. respondebo igitur priori prius. adsentior tibi ut nec duces simus nec agmen cogamus, faveamus tamen. orationem tibi misi. eius custodiendae et proferendae arbitrium tuum. sed quando illum diem cum tu edendam putes?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

On 24 June I received two letters from you. I shall therefore answer the earlier one first. I agree that we should neither be commanders nor raise an army, but should nevertheless show favor. I have sent you the speech. The decision whether to keep or publish it is yours. But when do you think that day for publication will come?

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Le 25 mai, j’ai reçu deux lettres de toi. Je répondrai donc d’abord à la première. Je partage ton avis: ne soyons ni les chefs ni ceux qui rassemblent la colonne, mais favorisons leur cause. Je t’ai envoyé mon discours. Il t’appartient de décider si tu le gardes ou le rends public. Mais quel jour est celui où tu juges qu’il faudra le publier?

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