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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 2
Passage 1,470 of 1,479
Canonical reference 16.16B.2
Latin
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equidem cum multa (quod necesse erat in tanta occupatione) non probentur quae Caesar statuerit, tamen oti pacisque causa acerrime illa soleo defendere. quod tibi idem magno opere faciendum censeo; quamquam haec epistula non suasoris est sed rogatoris. igitur , mi Plance, rogo te et etiam oro, sic medius fidius ut maiore studio magisque ex animo agere non possim, ut totum hoc negotium ita agas, ita tractes, ita conficias ut, quod sine ulla dubitatione apud consules obtinuimus propter summam bonitatem et aequitatem causae, id tu nos obtinuisse non modo facile patiare sed etiam gaudeas. qua quidem voluntate te esse erga Atticum saepe praesens et illi ostendisti et vero etiam mihi. quod si feceris, me quem voluntate et paterna necessitudine coniunctum semper habuisti maximo beneficio devinctum habebis idque ut facias te vehementer etiam atque etiam rogo.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
For my part, although many of Caesar's decisions are disapproved, as was inevitable amid such extensive activity, I nevertheless habitually defend them most vigorously for the sake of peace and public tranquillity. I think you must emphatically do the same, although this letter does not offer advice but makes a request. Therefore, my dear Plancus, I ask and even implore you, and by the god of truth I could not act with greater eagerness or sincerity, to conduct, handle, and complete this whole business in such a way that you not only readily allow us to retain what we obtained from the consuls beyond any doubt because of the supreme justice and equity of the case, but even rejoice in our success. You have often shown both Atticus and me in person that this is indeed your disposition toward him. If you do this, you will bind me by the greatest service, though you have always regarded me as united with you by goodwill and by our fathers' connection. I earnestly ask you again and again to do it.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Pour ma part, bien que nombre des décisions de César ne soient pas approuvées, ce qui est inévitable au milieu d’une activité si vaste, j’ai néanmoins coutume de les défendre avec la plus grande vigueur, dans l’intérêt du calme et de la paix. Je pense que tu dois faire de même avec beaucoup de soin ; cette lettre n’est toutefois pas celle d’un conseiller, mais d’un solliciteur. Ainsi, mon cher Plancus, je te demande et même je te supplie, aussi vrai que les dieux m’assistent, car je ne pourrais agir avec plus de zèle ni plus sincèrement, de conduire, de traiter et de mener toute cette affaire de telle manière que tu nous laisses non seulement obtenir sans difficulté, mais encore avec joie, ce que nous avons obtenu sans aucune hésitation auprès des consuls grâce à l’excellence et à l’équité parfaites de notre cause. Tu as souvent montré en personne à Atticus, et même à moi, que telles étaient tes dispositions envers lui. Si tu le fais, tu tiendras lié par un immense bienfait un homme que ton affection et les liens hérités de nos pères t’ont toujours uni. Je te demande instamment, encore et encore, d’agir ainsi.
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