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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 3

Passage 405 of 1,479

Canonical reference 5.17.3

Latin

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Cicerones nostros Deiotarus filius, qui rex ab senatu appellatus est, secum in regnum. dum in aestivis nos essemus, illum pueris locum esse bellissimum duximus.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Deiotarus' son, who has been styled king by the Senate, has taken our two Ciceros with him into his kingdom. While we were in summer quarters, we considered that a most excellent place for the boys.

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

Le fils de Déiotarus, que le Sénat a appelé roi, emmène nos jeunes Cicéron avec lui dans son royaume. Tant que nous serons dans les camps d’été, nous avons jugé que c’était pour les garçons le plus beau séjour.

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