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Cicero
Philippics Passage 1
Passage 387 of 544
Canonical reference 11.1
Latin
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Magno in dolore , patres conscripti, vel maerore potius quem ex crudeli et miserabili morte C. Treboni, optimi civis moderatissimique hominis, accepimus, inest tamen aliquid quod rei publicae profuturum putem. perspeximus enim quanta in eis qui contra patriam scelerata arma ceperunt inesset immanitas. nam duo haec capita nata sunt post homines natos taeterrima et spurcissima, Dolabella et Antonius: quorum alter effecit quod optarat , de altero patefactum est quid cogitaret. L. Cinna crudelis, C. Marius in iracundia perseverans, L. Sulla vehemens; neque ullius horum in ulciscendo acerbitas progressa ultra mortem est; quae tamen poena in civis nimis crudelis putabatur.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Amid the great pain, conscript fathers, or rather the grief, that we have suffered from the cruel and pitiable death of Gaius Trebonius, an excellent citizen and most moderate man, there is nevertheless something that I think will benefit the republic. We have perceived how much savagery resides in those who have taken up criminal arms against their country. For since mankind began, these two most foul and filthy creatures have come into existence: Dolabella and Antonius. One accomplished what he desired; the other has revealed what he intended. Lucius Cinna was cruel, Gaius Marius persistent in anger, Lucius Sulla violent, yet the harshness of none of them in taking vengeance extended beyond death, although even death was regarded as an excessively cruel punishment for citizens.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Dans la grande douleur, pères conscrits, ou plutôt dans le deuil que nous a causé la mort cruelle et pitoyable de Caius Trebonius, excellent citoyen et homme d’une extrême modération, il se trouve pourtant quelque chose qui, je crois, sera utile à la République. Nous avons vu, en effet, quelle monstruosité habitait ceux qui ont pris des armes criminelles contre leur patrie. Deux êtres sont nés, depuis qu’il existe des hommes, plus hideux et plus ignobles que tous les autres : Dolabella et Antonius. L’un a accompli ce qu’il souhaitait, et l’autre a révélé ce qu’il méditait. Lucius Cinna fut cruel, Caius Marius persévérant dans sa colère, Lucius Sulla violent. Pourtant, chez aucun d’eux, la rigueur de la vengeance n’alla au-delà de la mort, châtiment que l’on jugeait déjà trop cruel contre des citoyens.
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