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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 4

Passage 379 of 1,479

Canonical reference 5.10.4

Latin

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ergo haec quoque hactenus; etsi mihi nihil erat propositum ad scribendum, quia quid ageres, ubi terrarum esses, ne suspicabar quidem. nec hercule umquam tam diu ignarus rerum mearum fui, quid de Caesaris, quid de Milonis nominibus actum sit; ac non modo nemo domo sed ne Roma quidem quisquam, ut sciremus in re publica quid ageretur. qua re si quid erit quod scias de iis rebus quas putabis scire me velle, per mihi gratum erit si id curaris ad me perferendum.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

So much for these matters too. I had no particular reason to write, since I could not even guess what you were doing or where in the world you were. By Hercules, I have never remained so long ignorant of my own affairs, of what has been done about the sums owed by Caesar and Milo. Not only has no one written from my household, but no one from Rome has written to let us know what is happening in public affairs. Therefore, if there is anything you know about matters that you think I wish to know, I shall be very grateful if you arrange for it to reach me.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Assez là-dessus aussi. Je n’avais d’ailleurs rien prévu de t’écrire, car je ne soupçonnais même pas ce que tu faisais ni dans quelle partie du monde tu étais. Par Hercule, jamais je ne suis resté si longtemps sans nouvelles de mes affaires, ignorant ce qui avait été fait concernant les créances sur César et sur Milon. Non seulement personne de ma maison, mais personne même de Rome ne nous a écrit ce qui se passait dans la République. Aussi, si tu apprends quelque chose sur les sujets dont tu penseras que je désire être informé, je te saurai un gré extrême de veiller à ce que l’information me parvienne.

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