Marcus Tullius Cicero→Titus Pomponius Atticus|c. -45 AD|Cicero|AI-assisted
What incredible hypocrisy! To write to his father that "he had no home
owing to his mother," and to his mother a letter full of affection. His
father however is already cooling down and says the son has a right to
be angry with him. But I will follow your advice; for I see "crooked
ways" are what you favour. I will come to Rome, as you think I ought,
though against my will; for I cannot tear myself from my writing. You
say I shall find Brutus on the way: of course, but without this other
reason that would not be strong enough to move me. For he has not come
from the place I should wish, nor has he been long away or sent me any
letter. Still I should like to know the result of his whole journey.
Please send me the books I asked for before, especially Phaedrus _On the
Gods_ and _On Pallas_.
has alteras hodie litteras. de Xenonis nomine et de Epiroticis x_x_x_x_ nihil potest fieri nec commodius nec aptius quam ut scribis. id erat locutus mecum eodem modo Balbus minor. [2] nihil novi sane nisi Hirtium cum Quinto acerrime pro me litigasse; omnibus eum locis furere maximeque in conviviis cum multa de me tum redire ad patrem; nihil autem ab eo <tam> a)ciopi/stwj dici quam alienissimos nos esse a Caesare; fidem nobis habendam non esse, me vero etiam cavendum ( fobero\n a)\n h)=n nisi viderem scire regem me animi nihil habere), Ciceronem vero meum vexari; sed id quidem arbitratu suo. [3] laudationem Porciae gaudeo me ante dedisse Leptae tabellario quam tuas acceperim litteras. eam tu igitur, si me amas, curabis, si modo mittetur, isto modo mittendam Domitio et Bruto. [4] de gladiatoribus, de ceteris quae scribis a)nemofo/rhta , facies me cotidie certiorem. velim, si tibi videtur, appelles Balbum et Offilium. de auctione proscribenda equidem locutus sum cum Balbo. placebat (puto conscripta habere Offilium omnia; habet et Balbus) sed Balbo placebat propinquum diem et Romae; si Caesar moraretur, posse diem differri. sed is quidem adesse videtur. totum igitur considera; placet enim Vestorio.
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What incredible hypocrisy! To write to his father that "he had no home owing to his mother," and to his mother a letter full of affection. His father however is already cooling down and says the son has a right to be angry with him. But I will follow your advice; for I see "crooked ways" are what you favour. I will come to Rome, as you think I ought, though against my will; for I cannot tear myself from my writing. You say I shall find Brutus on the way: of course, but without this other reason that would not be strong enough to move me. For he has not come from the place I should wish, nor has he been long away or sent me any letter. Still I should like to know the result of his whole journey. Please send me the books I asked for before, especially Phaedrus _On the Gods_ and _On Pallas_.
Latin / Greek Original
has alteras hodie litteras. de Xenonis nomine et de Epiroticis x_x_x_x_ nihil potest fieri nec commodius nec aptius quam ut scribis. id erat locutus mecum eodem modo Balbus minor. [2] nihil novi sane nisi Hirtium cum Quinto acerrime pro me litigasse; omnibus eum locis furere maximeque in conviviis cum multa de me tum redire ad patrem; nihil autem ab eo <tam> a)ciopi/stwj dici quam alienissimos nos esse a Caesare; fidem nobis habendam non esse, me vero etiam cavendum ( fobero\n a)\n h)=n nisi viderem scire regem me animi nihil habere), Ciceronem vero meum vexari; sed id quidem arbitratu suo. [3] laudationem Porciae gaudeo me ante dedisse Leptae tabellario quam tuas acceperim litteras. eam tu igitur, si me amas, curabis, si modo mittetur, isto modo mittendam Domitio et Bruto. [4] de gladiatoribus, de ceteris quae scribis a)nemofo/rhta , facies me cotidie certiorem. velim, si tibi videtur, appelles Balbum et Offilium. de auctione proscribenda equidem locutus sum cum Balbo. placebat (puto conscripta habere Offilium omnia; habet et Balbus) sed Balbo placebat propinquum diem et Romae; si Caesar moraretur, posse diem differri. sed is quidem adesse videtur. totum igitur considera; placet enim Vestorio.