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Cicero

Philippics Passage 38

Passage 249 of 544

Canonical reference 5.38

Latin

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atque etiam M. Lepido pro eius egregiis in rem publicam meritis decernendos honores quam amplissimos censeo. semper ille populum Romanum liberum voluit maximumque signum illo die dedit voluntatis et iudici sui, cum Antonio diadema Caesari imponente se avertit gemituque et maestitia declaravit quantum haberet odium servitutis, quam populum Romanum liberum cuperet, quam illa quae tulerat temporum magis necessitate quam iudicio tulisset. quanta vero is moderatione usus sit in illo tempore civitatis quod post mortem Caesaris consecutum est, quis nostrum oblivisci potest? Magna haec, sed ad maiora properat oratio.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

I also propose that the most ample honors be decreed to Marcus Lepidus for his distinguished services to the republic. He always wished the Roman people to be free and gave the greatest sign of his will and judgment on the day when Antonius placed the diadem upon Caesar: he turned away and by his groaning and sorrow revealed how greatly he hated slavery, how earnestly he desired the Roman people to be free, and how what he had endured had been endured from the necessity of the times rather than by choice. Who among us can forget the great moderation he exercised during the condition of the state that followed Caesar's death? These things are great, but my speech hastens toward greater ones.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Je propose encore de décerner à M. Lepidus les plus grands honneurs pour les services éminents qu’il a rendus à la république. Il a toujours voulu que le peuple romain fût libre, et il donna ce jour-là le plus grand signe de sa volonté et de son jugement lorsque, Antoine posant le diadème sur la tête de César, il détourna le regard et montra par ses gémissements et sa tristesse combien il haïssait la servitude, combien il désirait la liberté du peuple romain et combien ce qu’il avait supporté lui avait été imposé par la nécessité des circonstances plutôt que par son propre jugement. Qui de nous peut oublier la modération dont il fit preuve durant la période de notre cité qui suivit la mort de César? Ces faits sont grands, mais mon discours se hâte vers de plus grands encore.

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