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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 755 of 1,479

Canonical reference 9.13.1

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οὐκ ἔστ' ἔτυμοσ λόγοσ , ut opinor, ille de ratibus. quid enim esset quod Dolabella iis litteris quas iii Idus Martias a Brundisio dedit hanc quasi εὐημερίαν Caesaris scriberet, Pompeium in fuga esse eumque primo vento navigaturum? quod valde discrepat ab iis epistulis quarum exempla antea ad te misi. hic quidem mera scelera loquuntur; sed non erat nec recentior auctor nec huius quidem rei melior Dolabella.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

The story about the rafts is, I think, “not a true report.” For otherwise why would Dolabella, in a letter dispatched from Brundisium on 13 March, have written of this supposed success of Caesar's, saying that Pompey was in flight and would sail with the first wind? That differs greatly from the letters whose copies I sent you before. Here, indeed, they speak of nothing but crimes; but there was no more recent authority, nor any better authority on this particular matter, than Dolabella.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

οὐκ ἔστ' ἔτυμοσ λόγοσ, à mon avis, que cette histoire de radeaux. Pourquoi Dolabella, dans sa lettre envoyée de Brundisium le 13 mars, aurait-il décrit cette sorte d'εὐημερίαν de César: Pompée était en fuite et prendrait la mer au premier vent favorable? Cela diffère beaucoup des lettres dont je t'ai précédemment envoyé copie. Ici, on ne parle que de crimes. Mais il n'y avait ni témoin plus récent que Dolabella, ni meilleur garant de ce fait particulier.

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