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

Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 735 of 1,479

Canonical reference 9.10.1

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

nihil habebam quod scriberem. neque enim novi quicquam audieram et ad tuas omnis rescripseram pridie. sed cum me aegritudo non solum somno privaret verum ne vigilare quidem sine summo dolore pateretur, tecum ut quasi loquerer, in quo uno acquiesco, hoc nescio quid nullo argumento proposito scribere institui.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

I had nothing to write. I had heard no news, and the day before I had answered all your letters. But since distress deprived me not only of sleep but even of the ability to remain awake without the greatest pain, I resolved to write this something or other, with no subject before me, so that I might speak with you, as it were, for in you alone I find rest.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Je n'avais rien à écrire. Je n'avais appris aucune nouvelle et j'avais répondu la veille à toutes tes lettres. Mais comme le chagrin non seulement me privait de sommeil, mais ne me permettait même pas de veiller sans une extrême douleur, j'ai entrepris de t'écrire je ne sais quoi, sans sujet déterminé, pour m'entretenir pour ainsi dire avec toi, seul homme auprès de qui je trouve le repos.

Concepts in this passage

Before reading

What you will learn

Open the full record