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Cicero

Philippics Passage 22

Passage 60 of 544

Canonical reference 2.22

Latin

perseus-cicero-philippics-lat

quamquam de morte Clodi fuit quaestio non satis prudenter illa quidem constituta - quid enim attinebat nova lege quaeri de eo qui hominem occidisset, cum esset legibus quaestio constituta? - quaesitum est tamen. quod igitur, cum res agebatur, nemo in me dixit, id tot annis post tu es inventus qui diceres?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Although an inquiry was held into Clodius' death, and indeed it was established without sufficient wisdom, for what need was there to inquire under a new law into a man who had killed another when a court had already been established by the laws, nevertheless an inquiry was held. What no one said against me while the case was being tried, are you the man found to say it so many years later?

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Une juridiction fut pourtant instituée au sujet de la mort de Clodius, assez imprudemment il est vrai. À quoi bon une nouvelle loi pour juger celui qui avait tué un homme, puisqu'une juridiction était déjà établie par les lois? Cependant, une enquête eut lieu. Pourquoi donc ce que personne ne dit contre moi durant le procès, êtes-vous le premier à le dire tant d'années plus tard?

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