Marcus Tullius Cicero→Titus Pomponius Atticus|c. 43 BC|Cicero|From Rome|To Rome/Athens|AI-assisted
I have no doubt that you are surprised, and even annoyed, that I take up the same matter with you so often. A very great matter is at stake, Atticus, concerning a man most intimate with me and bound to me by every tie. I have come to know your devotion to your friends, and likewise the devotion of your friends to you. You can help us greatly with Plancus. [2] I know your kindness; I know how agreeable you are to your friends. No one can help us in this case more than you. And the matter stands as firm as it ought to be, since the consuls decreed it on the advice of their council, having examined it both by law and by decree of the senate. Nevertheless we consider that everything depends on the generosity of your friend Plancus; and we judge that he, both for the sake of his own duty and that of the republic, will approve the decree of the consuls, and will also gladly act for our sake. You will help, then, my dear Capito. I beg you earnestly, again and again, to do this. Cicero
I have no doubt you are surprised and perhaps annoyed that I press you on the same matter so often. The interests of a most intimate friend, one connected to me by every bond, are at stake — Atticus's. I know your devotion to your friends, and I ask you to show it now. What is just for the Buthrotians I need not argue; you know it as well as I do. Only add your authority to justice, and you will earn the gratitude of us both.
non dubito quin mirere atque etiam stomachere quod tecum de eadem re agam saepius. hominis familiarissimi et mihi omnibus rebus coniunctissimi permagna res agitur, Attici. cognovi ego tua studia in amicos, etiam in te amicorum. multum potes nos apud Plancum iuvare. [2] novi humanitatem tuam; scio quam sis amicis iucundus. nemo nos in hac causa plus iuvare potest quam tu. et res ita est firma ut debet esse, quam consules de consili sententia decreverunt cum et lege et senatus consulto cognoscerent. tamen omnia posita putamus in Planci tui liberalitate; quem quidem arbitramur cum offici sui et rei publicae causa decretum consulum comprobaturum tum libenter nostra causa esse facturum. adiuvabis igitur, mi Capito. quod ut facias te vehementer etiam atque etiam rogo. Cicero
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I have no doubt that you are surprised, and even annoyed, that I take up the same matter with you so often. A very great matter is at stake, Atticus, concerning a man most intimate with me and bound to me by every tie. I have come to know your devotion to your friends, and likewise the devotion of your friends to you. You can help us greatly with Plancus. [2] I know your kindness; I know how agreeable you are to your friends. No one can help us in this case more than you. And the matter stands as firm as it ought to be, since the consuls decreed it on the advice of their council, having examined it both by law and by decree of the senate. Nevertheless we consider that everything depends on the generosity of your friend Plancus; and we judge that he, both for the sake of his own duty and that of the republic, will approve the decree of the consuls, and will also gladly act for our sake. You will help, then, my dear Capito. I beg you earnestly, again and again, to do this. Cicero
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Latin / Greek Original
non dubito quin mirere atque etiam stomachere quod tecum de eadem re agam saepius. hominis familiarissimi et mihi omnibus rebus coniunctissimi permagna res agitur, Attici. cognovi ego tua studia in amicos, etiam in te amicorum. multum potes nos apud Plancum iuvare. [2] novi humanitatem tuam; scio quam sis amicis iucundus. nemo nos in hac causa plus iuvare potest quam tu. et res ita est firma ut debet esse, quam consules de consili sententia decreverunt cum et lege et senatus consulto cognoscerent. tamen omnia posita putamus in Planci tui liberalitate; quem quidem arbitramur cum offici sui et rei publicae causa decretum consulum comprobaturum tum libenter nostra causa esse facturum. adiuvabis igitur, mi Capito. quod ut facias te vehementer etiam atque etiam rogo. Cicero