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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 4

Passage 412 of 1,479

Canonical reference 5.18.4

Latin

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Cicerones nostri sunt apud Deiotarum sed, si opus erit, deducentur Rhodum. tu si es Romae, ut soles, diligentissime, si in Epiro, mitte tamen ad nos de tuis aliquem tabellarium, ut et tu quid nos agamus et nos quid tu agas quidque acturus sis scire possimus. ego tui Bruti rem sic ago ut suam ipse non ageret. sed iam exhibeo pupillum neque defendo; sunt enim negotia et lenta et inania. faciam tamen satis tibi quidem cui difficilius est quam ipsi; sed certe satis faciam utrique.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Our two Ciceros are with Deiotarus, but if necessary they will be taken to Rhodes. If you are at Rome, write to us with your usual thoroughness. If you are in Epirus, nevertheless send one of your people to us as a courier, so that you may know what we are doing and we may know what you are doing and intend to do. I am conducting your friend Brutus' affair as he would not conduct his own. But now I merely produce the ward and make no defense, for the business is tedious and empty. Nevertheless, I shall satisfy you, which is more difficult than satisfying him. But I shall certainly satisfy both of you.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Nos jeunes Cicéron sont auprès de Déiotarus, mais, si nécessaire, ils seront conduits à Rhodes. Si tu es à Rome, agis avec ton soin habituel. Si tu es en Épire, envoie-nous néanmoins l’un des tiens comme courrier, afin que tu puisses savoir ce que nous faisons et que nous sachions ce que tu fais et ce que tu comptes faire. Je m’occupe de l’affaire de ton Brutus comme il ne s’occuperait pas lui-même de la sienne. Mais désormais je présente le pupille et ne le défends plus, car les affaires sont lentes et vaines. Je te donnerai pourtant satisfaction, à toi pour qui c’est plus difficile qu’à lui-même. Mais je donnerai certainement satisfaction à tous deux.

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