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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 4

Passage 747 of 1,479

Canonical reference 9.11.4

Latin

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et tamen omnis spes salutis in illis est et ego excubo animo nec partem ullam capio quietis et, ut has pestis effugiam, cum dissimillimis nostri esse cupio! quid enim tu illic Scipionem, quid Faustum, quid Libonem praetermissurum sceleris putas quorum creditores convenire dicuntur? quid eos autem, cum vicerint, in civis effecturos? quam vero μικροψυχίαν Gnaei nostri esse? nuntiant Aegyptum et Arabiam εὐδαίμονα et Μεσοποταμίαν cogitare, iam Hispaniam abiecisse. monstra narrant; quae falsa esse possunt sed certe et haec perdita sunt et illa non salutaria. tuas litteras iam desidero. post fugam nostram numquam iam tantum earum intervallum fuit. misi ad te exemplum litterarum mearum ad Caesarem quibus me aliquid profecturum puto.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

And yet all hope of safety lies with those men, and I keep watch in spirit and take no share in rest; and to escape these plagues I long to be with men utterly unlike us! What crime do you suppose Scipio, Faustus, or Libo will omit there, when their creditors are said to be assembling? What will they do to the citizens once they have won? And what pettiness of spirit our friend Gnaeus displays! They report that he is considering Egypt, “blessed Arabia,” and Mesopotamia, and has already abandoned Spain. They tell monstrous tales. These may be false, but his present plans are certainly ruinous and those others offer no safety. I am already longing for your letters. Since our flight, there has never been so long an interval between them. I sent you a copy of my letter to Caesar, by which I think I shall achieve something.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Et pourtant tout espoir de salut repose sur eux. Moi, je veille en esprit, je ne prends aucune part au repos et, pour échapper à ces fléaux, je désire rejoindre des hommes qui ne nous ressemblent en rien! Quel crime crois-tu que Scipion, Faustus ou Libon négligeraient là-bas, eux dont les créanciers, dit-on, se réunissent? Et que feront-ils aux citoyens après leur victoire? Quelle μικροψυχίαν chez notre Gnaeus! On annonce qu'il songe à l'Égypte, à l'Arabie εὐδαίμονα et à la Μεσοποταμίαν, et qu'il a déjà renoncé à l'Espagne. On raconte des monstruosités. Elles peuvent être fausses, mais ces projets sont certainement insensés et ceux-là ne promettent aucun salut. Tes lettres me manquent déjà. Depuis notre fuite, leur intervalle n'a jamais été si long. Je t'ai envoyé copie de ma lettre à César, dont j'espère quelque résultat.

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