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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 2
Passage 500 of 1,479
Canonical reference 6.9.2
Latin
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a Turranio te accepisse meas litteras gaudeo. παραφύλαξον , si me amas, τὴν τοῦ φυρατοῦ φιλοτιμίαν: αὐτότατα . hanc , quae me hercule mihi magno dolori est (dilexi enim hominem), procura, quantulacumque est, Precianam hereditatem prorsus ille ne attingat. dices nummos mihi opus esse ad apparatum triumphi. in quo, ut praecipis, nec me κενὸν in expetendo cognosces nec ἄτυφον in abiciendo.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
I am glad that you received my letter from Turranius. If you love me, keep close watch on the ambition of the adulterator: watch the man himself. See to it that he does not touch the inheritance from Precius at all, small as it is. This matter, by Hercules, causes me great pain, for I loved the man. You will tell him that I need the money for the preparations for my triumph. In that affair, as you advise, you will find me neither vain in seeking it nor free of pride in rejecting it.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Je suis heureux que tu aies reçu ma lettre de Turranius. Si tu m’aimes, surveille l’ambition de ce brouilleur: de très près. Quant à l’héritage de Precius, qui me cause, ma foi, un grand chagrin, car j’aimais cet homme, occupe-t’en si petit qu’il soit, et surtout ne permets pas que cet individu y touche. Tu lui diras que j’ai besoin d’argent pour les préparatifs du triomphe. Comme tu me le recommandes, tu ne me trouveras ni vain lorsque je le solliciterai, ni dépourvu de fierté lorsque j’y renoncerai.
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