Marcus Tullius Cicero→Quintus Valerius Orca|c. 50 BC|Cicero|From Rome|To Rome|AI-assisted
Marcus Cicero to Quintus Valerius Orca, son of Quintus, proconsul.
Publius Cornelius, who handed you this letter, was recommended to me by Publius Cuspius, whose interests I am eager and bound to serve to the utmost degree, as you have surely learned readily enough from me. I earnestly ask you to see to it that, as a result of this recommendation, Cuspius renders me the greatest possible thanks, as soon as possible, and as often as possible. Farewell.
BITHYNIA AND PONTUS) ClLICIA I THINK you know that I was very intimate with T. Pinnius. This fact he testified by his will, for he appointed me both a 96 CICERO'S LETTERS B.C. 51, ^r. 55 guardian and an heir in the second degree. To his son, who is attached to me and is a man of learning and good char- acter, the people of Nicaea owe a large sum of money, amounting to eight miUion sesterces (about ;^64,ooo), and, as I am informed, they are especially anxious to pay him. I shall be much obliged therefore — for not only the other guardians, who know how highly you value me, but the boy himself also are convinced that you will do anything for me — if you will take the trouble to see, as far as your honour and position will allow, that as large a part of the money as possible is paid to Pinnius on account of the people of Nicaea.
VIb. Scr. Romae a.u.c. 698. M. CICERO Q. VALERIO Q. F. ORCAE PROCOS.
P. Cornelius, qui tibi litteras has dedit, est mihi a P. Cuspio commendatus, cuius causa quanto opere cuperem deberemque, profecto ex me facile cognosti. Vehementer te rogo, ut cures, ut ex hac commendatione mihi Cuspius quam maximas quam primum quam saepissime gratias agat. Vale.
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Marcus Cicero to Quintus Valerius Orca, son of Quintus, proconsul.
Publius Cornelius, who handed you this letter, was recommended to me by Publius Cuspius, whose interests I am eager and bound to serve to the utmost degree, as you have surely learned readily enough from me. I earnestly ask you to see to it that, as a result of this recommendation, Cuspius renders me the greatest possible thanks, as soon as possible, and as often as possible. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
VIb. Scr. Romae a.u.c. 698. M. CICERO Q. VALERIO Q. F. ORCAE PROCOS.
P. Cornelius, qui tibi litteras has dedit, est mihi a P. Cuspio commendatus, cuius causa quanto opere cuperem deberemque, profecto ex me facile cognosti. Vehementer te rogo, ut cures, ut ex hac commendatione mihi Cuspius quam maximas quam primum quam saepissime gratias agat. Vale.