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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 2
Passage 778 of 1,479
Canonical reference 9.17.2
Latin
perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat
tu , quaeso, cogita quid deinde. nam me hebetem molestiae reddiderunt. a Curio velim scire ecquid ad te scriptum sit de Tirone. ad me enim ipse Tiro ita scripsit ut verear quid agat. qui autem veniunt inde, κινδυνώδη nuntiant. sane in magnis curis etiam haec me sollicitant. in hac enim fortuna perutilis eius et opera et fidelitas esset.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Please consider what I should do afterwards, for distress has dulled my mind. I should like to know whether Curio has written you anything about Tiro. Tiro himself wrote to me in such a way that I fear for his condition, while those who come from there report that it is dangerous. Amid my great anxieties, these matters also trouble me deeply. For in our present fortune his services and loyalty would be extremely useful.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Toi, je t'en prie, réfléchis à la suite. Les chagrins m'ont émoussé. Je voudrais savoir si Curion t'a écrit quelque chose au sujet de Tiron. Tiron lui-même m'a écrit en des termes qui me font craindre pour son état. Ceux qui viennent de là-bas apportent des nouvelles κινδυνώδη. Au milieu de mes grandes inquiétudes, celles-ci aussi me tourmentent vivement. Dans notre situation, son travail et sa fidélité nous seraient en effet extrêmement utiles.
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