Philippiques Passage 24

Vt omittam multitudinem, L. Visidio , equiti Romano, homini in primis ornato atque honesto civique semper egregio, cuius ego excubias et custodias mei capitis cognovi in consulatu meo; qui vicinos suos non cohortatus est solum ut milites fierent sed etiam facultatibus suis sublevavit: huic, inquam, tali viro, quem nos senatus consulto conlaudare debemus, poteritne esse pacatus Antonius? quid ? C. Caesari qui illum urbe, quid?

To pass over the multitude, will Antony be at peace with Lucius Visidius, a Roman knight, a man of particular distinction and honor, and always an excellent citizen, whose vigils and protection of my life I experienced during my consulship? He not only exhorted his neighbors to become soldiers but also supported them from his own resources. Will Antony, I say, be able to remain at peace with such a man, whom we ought to commend by decree of the Senate? What of Gaius Caesar, who barred him from the city? What...

Sans parler de la multitude, Lucius Visidius, chevalier romain, homme des plus distingués et honorables, citoyen toujours remarquable, dont j'ai connu, pendant mon consulat, les veilles et la garde assurant la protection de ma personne, n'a pas seulement exhorté ses voisins à devenir soldats, mais il les a encore aidés de ses propres ressources. Antoine pourra-t-il être en paix avec un tel homme, que nous devons, dis-je, louer par un sénatus-consulte ? Et avec Gaius César, qui l'a chassé de Rome ? Et...