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Cicero

Philippics Passage 108

Passage 146 of 544

Canonical reference 2.108

Latin

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qui vero inde reditus Romam, quae perturbatio totius urbis! memineramus Cinnam nimis potentem, Sullam postea dominantem, modo Caesarem regnantem videramus. erant fortasse gladii, sed absconditi nec ita multi. ista vero quae et quanta barbaria est! agmine quadrato cum gladiis sequuntur; scutorum lecticas portari videmus. atque his quidem iam inveteratis, patres conscripti, consuetudine obduruimus. Kalendis Iuniis cum in senatum, ut erat constitutum, venire vellemus, metu perterriti repente diffugimus.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

And what a return to Rome followed, what disturbance throughout the city! We remembered Cinna's excessive power, later saw Sulla's domination, and had just witnessed Caesar's reign. There may have been swords, but they were concealed and not so numerous. But what vast barbarity is this! They follow in close formation with swords, and we see shields carried in litters. By now, conscript fathers, these things have grown old, and habit has hardened us to them. When we wished to attend the Senate on the Kalends of June, as had been arranged, sudden terror made us scatter.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Et quel retour de là vers Rome, quel bouleversement de toute la ville! Nous nous souvenions de la puissance excessive de Cinna; nous avions ensuite vu la domination de Sylla et, tout récemment, le règne de César. Il y avait peut-être des glaives, mais ils étaient cachés et peu nombreux. Mais ici, quelle barbarie, et de quelle ampleur! Ils le suivent en ordre serré, l’épée au côté; nous voyons transporter des boucliers dans les litières. Et ces spectacles se sont tellement prolongés, pères conscrits, que l’habitude nous a endurcis. Aux calendes de juin, lorsque nous voulûmes venir au Sénat, comme il avait été décidé, nous nous dispersâmes soudain, saisis de terreur.

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