Public domain The work and displayed translations are recorded as public domain or from an open transcription.

Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 4

Passage 558 of 1,479

Canonical reference 7.11.4

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

rursus autem ex dolore municipali sermonibusque eorum quos convenio videtur hoc consilium exitum habiturum. mira hominum querela est (nescio an istic, sed facies ut sciam) sine magistratibus urbem esse, sine senatu. fugiens denique Pompeius mirabiliter homines movet. quid quaeris? alia causa facta est. nihil iam concedendum putant Caesari. haec tu mihi explica qualia sint.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Yet again, judging from the distress in the towns and the talk of those I meet, this policy seems likely to have an outcome. People complain extraordinarily, whether they do so where you are I do not know, but you will see that I learn, that the city is without magistrates and without a Senate. In short, Pompey’s flight affects people wonderfully. In a word, the whole ground of the dispute has changed. They now think nothing should be conceded to Caesar. Explain to me what all this amounts to.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

D’un autre côté, à en juger par l’affliction des municipes et les propos de ceux que je rencontre, cette décision semble devoir produire un résultat. Les plaintes des gens sont extraordinaires: je ne sais ce qu’il en est chez vous, mais tu feras en sorte que je le sache; Rome est sans magistrats, sans Sénat. Enfin, Pompée en fuite produit sur les esprits un effet prodigieux. Que veux-tu? La cause a changé de nature. On pense désormais qu’il ne faut plus rien accorder à César. Explique-moi ce qu’il en est.

Concepts in this passage

Before reading

What you will learn

Open the full record