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Cicero
Philippics Passage 9
Passage 465 of 544
Canonical reference 13.9
Latin
perseus-cicero-philippics-lat
praeclare , si talem potest efficere qualem nuper effecit , qua pace Cn. Pompei filium res publica aspiciet suoque sinu complexuque recipiet, neque solum illum, sed cum illo se ipsam sibi restitutam putabit . haec causa fuit cur decerneretis statuam in rostris cum inscriptione praeclara, cur absenti triumphum. quamquam enim magnas res bellicas gesserat et triumpho dignas, non erat tamen ei tribuendum quod nec L. Aemilio nec Aemiliano Scipioni nec superiori Africano nec Mario nec Pompeio, qui maiora bella gesserunt, sed quod silentio bellum civile confecerat, cum primum licuit, honores in eum maximos contulistis.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Admirable, if he can produce a peace like the one he recently produced, through which the Republic will behold the son of Gnaeus Pompeius and receive him into its own bosom and embrace, and will think that not only he, but the Republic itself together with him, has been restored to itself. This was why you decreed him a statue on the Rostra with a splendid inscription, and a triumph in his absence. For although he had performed great military deeds worthy of a triumph, he was not to be granted what had been granted neither to Lucius Aemilius, Scipio Aemilianus, the elder Africanus, Marius, nor Pompeius, all of whom had waged greater wars. Rather, because he had ended a civil war quietly, you conferred the highest honors upon him at the first opportunity.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Fort bien, s'il peut en établir une semblable à celle qu'il a récemment conclue, grâce à laquelle la République verra le fils de Cn. Pompée et le recevra dans son sein et dans ses bras. Elle pensera avoir recouvré non seulement cet homme, mais elle-même avec lui. Voilà pourquoi vous lui avez décerné une statue aux Rostres, avec une magnifique inscription, et le triomphe en son absence. Car, bien qu'il eût accompli de grands exploits militaires dignes du triomphe, on ne devait pourtant pas lui accorder un honneur qui n'avait été donné ni à L. Aemilius, ni à Scipion Émilien, ni au premier Africain, ni à Marius, ni à Pompée, auteurs de guerres plus considérables. Mais parce qu'il avait mis fin à une guerre civile sans bruit, vous lui avez conféré les plus grands honneurs dès que vous l'avez pu.
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Care of the soul
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War and peace
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