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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 7

Passage 200 of 1,479

Canonical reference 2.22.7

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

libros Alexandri, neglegentis hominis et non boni poetae sed tamen non inutilis, tibi remisi. Numerium Numestium libenter accepi in amicitiam et hominem gravem et prudentem et dignum tua commendatione cognovi.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

I have returned to you the books of Alexander, a careless man and no good poet, though not useless. I gladly received Numerius Numestius into my friendship and found him a serious, prudent man worthy of your recommendation.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Je t’ai renvoyé les livres d’Alexandre, homme négligent et mauvais poète, mais pourtant non dépourvu d’utilité. J’ai volontiers admis Numerius Numestius dans mon amitié et l’ai reconnu pour un homme sérieux, prudent et digne de ta recommandation.

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