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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 1,464 of 1,479

Canonical reference 16.16A.1

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

Attici nostri te valde studiosum esse cognovi, mei vero ita cupidum ut me hercule paucos aeque observantis atque amantis me habere existimem. ad paternas enim magnas et veteres et iustas necessitudines magnam attulit accessionem tua voluntas erga me meaque erga te par atque mutua.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

I have learned that you are deeply devoted to our friend Atticus, and so warmly attached to me that, by Hercules, I think I have few friends who respect and love me equally. For your goodwill toward me, and my equal and reciprocal goodwill toward you, have added greatly to the important, longstanding, and legitimate ties inherited from our fathers.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

J’ai appris que tu portes un grand intérêt à notre cher Atticus et que tu m’es si dévoué que, par Hercule, je crois avoir peu d’amis qui m’honorent et m’aiment autant que toi. Aux liens importants, anciens et légitimes hérités de nos pères, ton affection pour moi et la mienne pour toi, égale et réciproque, ont apporté un grand accroissement.

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