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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 3
Passage 411 of 1,479
Canonical reference 5.18.3
Latin
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qua re bono animo es. video enim te et, quasi coram adsis, ita cerno συμπάθειαν amoris tui. sed te rogo, si ullo pacto fieri poterit, si integra in senatu nostra causa ad Kal. Ianuarias manserit, ut Romae sis mense Ianuario. profecto nihil accipiam iniuriae, si tu aderis. amicos consules habemus, nostrum tribunum pl. Furnium. verum tua est opus adsiduitate, prudentia, gratia. tempus est necessarium. sed turpe est me pluribus verbis agere tecum.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Therefore be of good courage. For I see you and, as though you were present before me, discern the συμπάθεια of your affection. But I ask you, if it can possibly be done and if my case remains undecided in the Senate until the Kalends of January, to be at Rome during January. I shall certainly suffer no injustice if you are present. We have friendly consuls and Furnius, our tribune of the plebs. But your constant presence, prudence, and influence are needed. The occasion is critical. Yet it is shameful for me to plead with you at greater length.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Aie donc bon courage. Je te vois en effet et, comme si tu étais présent devant moi, je distingue la συμπάθεια de ton affection. Mais je te prie, si cela peut se faire de quelque manière, et si notre cause reste intacte au Sénat jusqu’aux calendes de janvier, d’être à Rome au mois de janvier. Assurément, je ne subirai aucune injustice si tu es présent. Nous avons des consuls amis et Furnius pour tribun de la plèbe. Mais il nous faut ton assiduité, ta prudence et ton influence. Le moment est critique. Il est cependant honteux de plaider plus longuement ma cause auprès de toi.
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