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Plutarch

Caesar Section 3

Section 245 of 288

Canonical reference 61.3

Ancient Greek

ταῦτα Καῖσαρ ἐθεᾶτο καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν ἐμβόλων ἐπὶ δίφρου χρυσοῦ, θριαμβικῷ κόσμῳ κεκοσμημένος. Ἀντώνιος δὲ τῶν θεόντων τὸν ἱερὸν δρόμον εἷς ἦν καί γὰρ ὑπάτευεν. ὡς οὖν εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐνέβαλε καί τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῷ διέστη, φέρων διάδημα στεφάνῳ δάφνης περιπεπλεγμένον ὤρεξε τῷ Καίσαρι καί γίνεται κρότος οὐ λαμπρός, ἀλλʼ ὀλίγος ἐκ παρασκευῆς.

English

Bernadotte Perrin, 1919

These ceremonies Caesar was witnessing, seated upon the rostra on a golden throne, arrayed in triumphal attire. And Antony was one of the runners in the sacred race; for he was consul. Accordingly, after he had dashed into the forum and the crowd had made way for him, he carried a diadem, round which a wreath of laurel was tied, and held it out to Caesar. Then there was applause, not loud, but slight and preconcerted.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

César assistait à ces cérémonies, assis sur les rostres, sur un trône d’or, vêtu de l’habit triomphal. Antoine comptait parmi les coureurs de la course sacrée, car il était consul. Après s’être élancé dans le forum, tandis que la foule s’écartait devant lui, il apporta un diadème autour duquel était nouée une couronne de laurier et le tendit à César. Il y eut alors des applaudissements, non pas éclatants, mais faibles et concertés d’avance.

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