Marcus Tullius Cicero→Titus Pomponius Atticus|c. -44 AD|Cicero|AI-assisted
Young Quintus' absence is a blessing; he won't be a nuisance to us. I
believe Pansa is talking amiably. I know he is always hand in glove with
Hirtius; I think he will be quite friendly with Brutus and Cassius, if
it is expedient—but will he ever see them?—and that he will oppose
Antony: but when and how? How long are we to be fooled? I said Sextus
was coming, not because he was already near, but because he certainly
has it in mind, and does not show the least sign of laying down his
arms. Certainly, if he goes on, war must come. But our good lover of
Cytheris thinks no one sure of his life unless he gains a victory.
What has Pansa to say to this? And which side will he take if there is
war? So far as I can see, there will be. But more of this and other
things when we meet—to-day, according to your letter, or to-morrow.
quidnam est quod agendum amplius de Buthrotiis <sit>? sat egisse enim te frustra scribis. quid autem se refert Brutus? doleo me hercules te tam esse distentum, quod decem hominibus referendum est acceptum. est illud quidem e)rgw=dej sed a)nekto\n mihique gratissimum. de armis nihil vidi apertius. fugiamus igitur et, ut ais, coram. Theophanes quid velit nescio. scripserat enim ad me. cui rescripsi ut potui. mihi autem scribit venire ad me se velle ut et de suis rebus et quaedam quae ad me pertinerent. tuas litteras exspecto. vide, quaeso, ne quid temere fiat. [2] Statius scripsit ad me locutum secum esse Q. Ciceronem valde adseveranter se haec ferre non posse; certum sibi esse ad Brutum et Cassium transire. hoc enim vero nunc discere aveo, hoc ego quid sit interpretari non possum. potest aliquid iratus Antonio, potest gloriam iam novam quaerere, potest totum esse sxedi/asma ; et nimirum ita est. sed tamen et ego vereor et pater conturbatus est; scit enim quae ille de hoc, mecum quidem a)/fata Olim. plane quid velit nescio. a Dolabella mandata habebo quae mihi videbuntur, id est nihil. dic mihi, C. Antonius voluitne fieri septemvir? fuit certe dignus. de Menedemo est ut scribis. facies omnia mihi nota.
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Young Quintus' absence is a blessing; he won't be a nuisance to us. I believe Pansa is talking amiably. I know he is always hand in glove with Hirtius; I think he will be quite friendly with Brutus and Cassius, if it is expedient—but will he ever see them?—and that he will oppose Antony: but when and how? How long are we to be fooled? I said Sextus was coming, not because he was already near, but because he certainly has it in mind, and does not show the least sign of laying down his arms. Certainly, if he goes on, war must come. But our good lover of Cytheris thinks no one sure of his life unless he gains a victory. What has Pansa to say to this? And which side will he take if there is war? So far as I can see, there will be. But more of this and other things when we meet—to-day, according to your letter, or to-morrow.
Latin / Greek Original
quidnam est quod agendum amplius de Buthrotiis <sit>? sat egisse enim te frustra scribis. quid autem se refert Brutus? doleo me hercules te tam esse distentum, quod decem hominibus referendum est acceptum. est illud quidem e)rgw=dej sed a)nekto\n mihique gratissimum. de armis nihil vidi apertius. fugiamus igitur et, ut ais, coram. Theophanes quid velit nescio. scripserat enim ad me. cui rescripsi ut potui. mihi autem scribit venire ad me se velle ut et de suis rebus et quaedam quae ad me pertinerent. tuas litteras exspecto. vide, quaeso, ne quid temere fiat. [2] Statius scripsit ad me locutum secum esse Q. Ciceronem valde adseveranter se haec ferre non posse; certum sibi esse ad Brutum et Cassium transire. hoc enim vero nunc discere aveo, hoc ego quid sit interpretari non possum. potest aliquid iratus Antonio, potest gloriam iam novam quaerere, potest totum esse sxedi/asma ; et nimirum ita est. sed tamen et ego vereor et pater conturbatus est; scit enim quae ille de hoc, mecum quidem a)/fata Olim. plane quid velit nescio. a Dolabella mandata habebo quae mihi videbuntur, id est nihil. dic mihi, C. Antonius voluitne fieri septemvir? fuit certe dignus. de Menedemo est ut scribis. facies omnia mihi nota.