Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Titus Pomponius Atticus

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

XXV. Titus Pomponius Atticus

editio: Philadelphia, 1890(?); Iacobus Hamiltonius (James Hamilton) et Ioannes Gulielmus Subsilvius (J. W. Underwood) recensuit

 XXIV. M. Porcius Cato

I

Titus	Pomponius	Atticus,	generatus	ab
Titus	Pomponius	Atticus,	descended	from

ultima	origine	Romanae	stirpis,	obtinuit
the most distant	origin	of Roman	stem,	obtained

equestrem	dignitatem	acceptam	perpetuo	a
the equestrian	dignity	received	uninterruptedly	from

maioribus.	Usus-est	diligente,	indulgente
ancestors.	He used (experienced)	a diligent,	indulgent

patre,	et,	ut	tempora	tum	erant,	diti,	que
father,	and,	as	times	then	were,	rich,	and

in-primis	studioso	litterarum;	hic,	prout	ipse
especially	studious	of letters;	he,	as	himself

amabat	litteras,	erudivit	filium	omnibus	doctrinis,
did love	letters,	taught	son	in all	instructions,

quibus	puerilis	aetas	debet	impertiri.
with which	the puerile	age	ought	to be made acquainted.

Autem	erat	in	puero,	praeter	docilitatem	ingenii,
But	there was	in	the boy,	besides	docility	of genius,

summa	suavitas	oris	ac	vocis,	ut
the highest	sweetness	of countenance	and	of voice,	so that

acciperet (sub.)	non	solum	celeriter,	quae
he did receive	not	only	quickly,	what (things)

tradebantur,	sed	etiam	pronuntiaret (sub.)	excellenter.
were delivered,	but	also	did pronounce	excellently.

Ex	qua	re	ferebatur	nobilis	inter
From	which	thing	he was reported	noble	among

aequales	in	pueritia	que	exsplendescebat	clarius,
equals	in	boyhood,	and	did shine forth	more brightly,

quam	generosi	condiscipuli	possent (sub.)	ferre
than	the high-born	schoolfellows	were able	to bear

aequo	animo.	Itaque	incitabat	omnes	suo
with equal	mind.	Therefore	he did incite	all	by his

studio;	in	quo	numero	fuerunt	Lucius
studiousness;	in	which	number	were	Lucius

Torquatus,	Caius	Marius	filius,	Marcus	Cicero,
Torquatus,	Caius	Marius	the son,	Marcus	Cicero,

quos	devinxit	sic	sibi	sua	consuetudine,
whom	he bound	so	to himself	by his	intimacy,

ut	nemo	fuerit (sub.)	perpetuo	carior	iis.
that	nobody	was	perpetually	more dear	to them.

II

Pater	decessit	mature.	Ipse	adolescentulus
The father	departed	early.	Himself	a very young man

propter	affinitatem	Publii	Sulpicii,	qui
on account of	the affinity	of Publius	Sulpicius,	who

interfectus-est	tribunus	plebis,	fuit	non	expers
was slain	tribune	of the people,	was	not	free

illius	periculi.	Namque	Anicia,	consobrina
of that	danger.	For	Anicia,	the cousin

Pomponii,	nupserat	Marco	Servio,	fratri
of Pomponius,	had married	to Marcus	Servius,	brother

Sulpicii.	Itaque	Sulpicio	interfecto,	posteaquam
of Sulpicius.	Therefore	Sulpicius	being slain,	after that

vidit	civitatem	esse	perturbatam	Cinnano	tumultu,
he saw	the state	to be	disturbed	by Cinnan	tumult,

neque	facultatem	dari	sibi	vivendi	pro
nor	power	to be given	to himself	of living	according to

dignitate,	quin	offenderet	alterutram	partem,
dignity,	but that	he would offend	one or other	party,

animis	civium	dissociatis,	quum	alii
the minds	of the citizens	being disjoined,	when	some

faverent (sub.)	Sullanis,	alii	Cinnanis	partibus,
did favor	to Syllan,	others	to Cinnan	parties,

ratus	idoneum	tempus	obsequendi	suis	studiis,
thinking (it)	fit	time	of complying	to his	studies,

contulit	se	Athenas.	Neque	secius
he betook	himself	(to) Athens.	Nor	the less

eo	iuvit	adolescentem	Marium,	iudicatum
on that account	he helped	the young	Marius,	being judged

hostem,	suis	opibus;	fugam	cuius
an enemy,	with his	resources;	the flight (exile)	of whom

sublevavit	pecunia.	Ac,	ne	illa	peregrinatio
he relieved	with money.	And,	lest	that	residence abroad

afferret	aliquod	detrimentum	familiari	rei,
should bring	any	loss	to family	thing,

traiecit	magnam	partem	suarum	fortunarum
he carried over	great	part	of his	fortunes

eodem.	Hic	vixit	ita,	ut	esset (sub.)
to the same place.	Here	he lived	so,	that	he was

merito	carissimus	universis	Atheniensibus.	Nam
deservedly	most dear	to the whole	Athenians.	For

praeter	gratiam,	quae	erat	iam	magna	in
besides	the favour,	which	was	now	great	in

adolescentulo,	levavit	saepe	publicam	inopiam
the young man,	he relieved	often	the public	want

eorum	suis	opibus.	Enim	quum	esset (sub.)
of them	with his	resources.	For	when	it was

necesse	facere	versuram	publice,	neque
necessary	to make	borrowing	publicly,	neither

haberent (sub.)	aequam	conditionem	eius,	interposuit
had they	just	condition	of it,	he interposed

se	semper,	atque	ita,	ut	neque	acceperit (sub.)
himself	always,	and	so,	that	neither	he received

umquam	usuram	ab	iis,	neque	passus-sit (sub.)
ever	interest	from	them,	nor	suffered

[eos]	debere	longius	quam	dictum-esset (sub.).
[them]	to owe	longer	than	had been said.

Utrumque	quod	erat	salutare	iis.	Nam
Both	which	was	salutary	to them.	For

neque	patiebatur	alienum-aes	eorum	inveterascere
neither	did he suffer	the debt	of them	to grow old

indulgendo,	neque	crescere	usuris	multiplicandis.
by indulging,	nor	to increase	by interests	to be multiplied.

Auxit	hoc	officium	alia	liberalitate	quoque.
He increased	this	kind office	by another	liberality	also.

Nam	donavit	universos	frumento,	ita	ut	sex
For	he presented	the whole	with corn,	so	that	six

modii	tritici	darentur (sub.)	singulis;	qui
measures	of wheat	were given	to each;	which

modus	mensurae	appellatur	Medimnus	Athenis.
kind	of measure	is called	Medimnus	at Athens.

III

Autem	gerebat	se	hic	sic,	ut
But	he did carry (conduct)	himself	here	so,	that

videretur (sub.)	communis	infimis,	par
he did seem	common	to the lowest,	equal

principibus.	Quo	factum-est,	ut	haberent (sub.)
to the chiefs.	By which	it happened,	that	they held

publice	omnes	honores	huic,	quos	possent (sub.),
publicly	all	honours	to him,	which	they were able,

que	studerent (sub.)	facere	civem.	Ille
and	did desire	to make (him)	a citizen.	He

noluit	uti	quo	beneficio.	[Quod	nonnulli
was unwilling	to use	which	kindness.	[Because	some

interpretantur	ita,	Romanam	civitatem	amitti,
interpret	so,	the Roman	citizenship	to be lost,

alia	adscita.]	Quamdiu	adfuit,
another	being acquired.]	As long as	he was present,

restitit,	ne	qua	statua	poneretur	sibi;
he resisted,	lest	any	statue	should be placed	to himself;

absens,	potuit	non	prohibere.	Itaque	posuerunt
absent,	he could	not	to hinder.	Therefore	they placed

aliquot	ipsi	et	Phidiae	sanctissimis	locis.
some	to himself	and	to Phidias	in the most sacred	places.

Enim	in	omni	procuratione	reipublicae,	habebant
For	in	all	the management	of the republic,	they had

hunc	actorem,	que	auctorem.	Igitur	illud
this (latter)	agent,	and	author.	Therefore	that

primum	munus	fortunae,	quod	natus-est	in	ea
first	gift	of fortune,	that	he was born	in	that

urbe	potissimum,	in	qua	esset (sub.)	domicilium
city	chiefly,	in	which	was	the abode

imperii	orbis	terrarum,	ut	haberet (sub.)
of the empire	of the globe	of the earths,	that	he had

eamdem	et	patriam	et	domum:	hoc	specimen
the same	both	country	and	home:	this	a specimen

prudentiae,	quod,	quum	contulisset (sub.)	se	in
of prudence,	that,	when	he had betaken	himself	into

eam	civitatem,	quae	praestaret (sub.)	omnes
that	city,	which	did excel	all

antiquitate,	humanitate,	doctrina,	fuit	unus
in antiquity,	in politeness,	in learning,	he was	alone

carissimus	ei	ante	alios.
most dear	to it	before	others.

IV

Quum	Sulla	decendens	ex	Asia	venisset (sub.)
When	Sulla	departing	out	of Asia	had come

huc,	quamdiu	fuit	ibi,	habuit	Pomponium
hither,	as long as	he was	there,	he had	Pomponius

secum,	captus	et	humanitate	et
with him,	being taken	both	with the politeness	and

doctrina	adolescentis.	Enim	loquebatur
learning	of the young man.	For	he did speak

Graece	sic,	ut	videretur	natus	Athenis.
in the Greek	so,	that	he might seem	born	in Athens.

Autem	tanta	erat	suavitas	Latini	sermonis,
But	so great	was	sweetness	of the Latin	speech,

ut	appareret (sub.)	quemdam	nativum	leporem
that	it did appear	a certain	native	pleasantness

esse	in	eo,	non	adscitum.	Idem	pronuntiabat
to be	in	him,	not	acquired.	The same	did pronounce

poemata	et	Graece	et	Latine	sic,	ut
poems	both	in-Greek	and	in-Latin	so,	that

nihil	posset (sub.)	addi	supra.	Quibus	rebus
nothing	could	to be added	above.	By which	things

factum-est,	ut	Sulla	nusquam	dimitteret	[eum]
it happened,	that	Sulla	nowhere	would dismiss	[him]

ab	se,	que	cuperet (sub.)	deducere	secum.
from	himself,	and	did desire	to bring	with him.

Qui	quum	tentaret (sub.)	persuadere,	Noli,
Who	when	he did try	to persuade,	Be unwilling,

oro	te,	inquit	Pomponius,	velle	ducere
I entreat	thee,	says	Pomponius,	to wish	to lead

me	adversum	eos,	cum	quibus	ne	ferrem
me	against	those,	with	whom	lest	I might bear

arma	contra	te,	reliqui	Italiam.	At	Sulla,
arms	against	thee,	I left	Italy.	But	Sulla,

officio	adolescentis	collaudato,	proficiscens
the dutifulness	of the young man	being praised,	setting out

iussit	omnia	munera,	qua	acceperat
ordered	all	the presents,	which	he had received

Athenis,	deferri	ei.	Moratus	complures
in Athens,	to be transferred	to him.	Having tarried	many

annos	hic,	quum	daret (sub.)	et	tantum	operae
years	here,	when	he did give	both	so much	of work

familiari	rei,	quantum	non	indiligens	paterfamilias
to family	affair,	as	not	idle	master of family

deberet (sub.),	et	tribueret (sub.)	omnia	reliqua
ought,	and	did bestow	all	the remaining

tempora	aut	litteris	aut	reipublicae
times	either	to letters	or	to the republic

Atheniensium,	nihilominus	praestitit	urbana
of the Athenians,	nothing the less	he performed	civil

officia	amicis.	Nam	ventitavit	et	ad
offices	to friends.	For	he came frequently	both	to

comitia	eorum,	et,	si	qua	maior	res
the assemblies	of them,	and,	if	any	greater	thing

acta-est,	defuit	non:	sicut	praebuit
was done,	he was wanting	not:	as	he afforded

singularem	fidem	Ciceroni	in	omnibus	periculis
singular	faith	to Cicero	in	all	the dangers

[eius];	cui	fugienti	ex	patria	donavit
[of him];	to whom	fleeing	out of	country	he presented

ducenta	et	quinquaginta	millia	sestertiorum.[1]
two hundred	and	fifty	thousand	of sesterces.

Autem	Romanis	rebus	tranquillatis,	remigravit
But	the Roman	things	being tranquillized,	he returned

Romam,	ut	opinor,	Lucio	Cotta	et	Lucio
(to) Rome,	as	I think,	Lucius	Cotta	and	Lucius

Torquato	consulibus;	quem	diem	universa
Torquatus	(being) consuls;	which	day	the whole

civitas	Atheniensium	sic	prosecuta-est	ut
city	of the Athenians	so	followed	that

indicaret (sub.)	dolorem	futuri	desiderii	lacrimis.
it did shew	grief	of future	desire	with tears.

V

Habebat	avunculum,	Quintum	Caecilium,	Romanum
He had	an uncle,	Quintus	Caecilius,	a Roman

equitem,	familiarem	Lucii	Luculli,	divitem,
knight,	an acquaintance	of Lucius	Lucullus,	rich,

difficillima	natura,	asperitatem	cuius	veritus-est
with most difficult	nature,	the roughness	of whom	he dreaded

sic,	ut	retinuerit (sub.)	ad	summam	senectutem
so,	that	he retained	to	highest	old age

sine	offensione	benevolentiam	huius,	quem	nemo
without	offence	the good will	of him,	whom	nobody

posset (sub.)	ferre.	Quo	facto	tulit	fructum
was able	to bear.	By which	deed	he bore	the fruit

pietatis.	Enim	Caecilius	moriens	adoptavit	eum
of affection.	For	Caecilius	dying	adopted	him

testamento,	que	fecit	heredem	ex	dodrante;[2]
by will,	and	made (him)	heir	of	three-fourths;

ex	qua	hereditate	accepit	circiter
from	which	inheritance	he received	about

centies[3]	sestertiorum.	Soror
a hundred hundred thousand	of sesterces.	The sister

Attici	nupta-erat	Quinto	Tullio	Ciceroni,
of Atticus	had been married	to Quintus	Tullius	Cicero,

que	Marcus	Cicero	conciliarat	eas	nuptias,
and	Marcus	Cicero	had brought about	these	nuptials,

cum	quo	vivebat	coniunctissime	a
with	whom	he did live	most intimately	from

condiscipulatu,	etiam	multo	familiarius	quam
school-fellowship,	even	much	more familiarly	than

cum	Quinto,	ut	possit	iudicari,
with	Quintus,	so that	it may be able	to be judged,

similitudinem	morum	valere	plus	in	amicitia,
similarity	of manners	to avail	more	in	friendship,

quam	affinitatem.	Autem	utebatur	Quinto
than	relationship.	But	he did use	Quintus

Hortensio	intime,	qui	tenebat	principatum
Hortensius	intimately,	who	did hold	the principal place

eloquentiae	his	temporibus,	ut	posset (sub.)
of eloquence	in these	times,	that	it could

non	intelligi,	uter	diligeret (sub.)
not	to be understood,	which of the two	did love

eum	plus,	Cicero	an	Hortensius:	et	efficiebat
him	more,	Cicero	or	Hortensius:	and	he did effect

id,	quod	erat	difficillimum,	ut	nulla
that,	which	was	most difficult,	that	no

obtrectatio	intercederet (sub.),	inter	quos
detraction	did come between,	between	whom

esset (sub.)	aemulatio	tantae	laudis,	que
was	emulation	of so great	praise,	and

esset (sub.)	copula	talium	virorum.
he was	the bond	of such	men.

VI

Versatus-est	ita	in	republica,	ut	semper
He was engaged	so	in	the republic,	that	always

et	esset (sub.)	et	existimaretur (sub.)	optimarum
both	he was,	and	was esteemed	of noble

partium,	neque	tamen	committeret (sub.)	se
parties,	nor	however	did he commit	himself

civilibus	fluctibus,	quod	arbitrabatur (sub.)	eos
to civil	billows,	because	he did think	those

esse	non	magis	in	sua	potestate,	qui
to be	not	more in	their	own	power,	who

dedissent (sub.)	se	iis,	quam	qui
had given	themselves	to them,	than	who

iactarentur (sub.)	maritimis.	Petit	non
were tossed	by maritime (billows.)	He sought	not

honores,	quum	paterent (sub.)	ei,	propter
honours,	when	they were open	to him,	on account of

vel	gratiam	vel	dignitatem;	quod	possent (sub.)
either	favour	or	dignity;	because	they could

neque	peti	more	maiorum,	neque	capi,
neither	to be sought	by custom	of ancestors,	nor	to be taken,

legibus	conservatis,	in	tam	effusis	largitionibus
the laws	being preserved,	in	so	profuse	largesses

ambitus,	neque	geri	e-republica
of canvassing,	nor	to be carried on	to the advantage of the state

sine	periculo,	moribus	civitatis
without	danger,	the manners	of the state

corruptis.	Accessit	numquam	ad	publicam	hastam.[4]
being corrupted.	He came	never	to	the public	spear.

Factus-est	neque	praes,	neque	manceps	nullius
He was made	neither	surety,	nor	farmer	of no

rei.	Accusavit	neminem	neque	suo	nomine,
thing.	He accused	nobody	neither	in his own	name,

neque	subscribens.	Iit	numquam	in	ius	de
nor	subscribing.	He went	never	into	law	about

sua	re;	habuit	nullum	iudicium.	Accepit
his own	thing;	he had	no	trial.	He received

praefecturas	delatas	multorum	consulum	que
commands	conferred	of many	consuls	and

praetorum	sic,	ut	secutus-sit (sub.)	neminem
praetors	so,	that	he followed	nobody

in	provinciam,	fuerit (sub.)	contentus	honore,
into	province,	he was	content	with the honour,

despexerit (sub.)	fructum	familiaris	rei;	qui
he despised	the fruit	of family	thing;	who

voluerit (sub.)	ire	ne-quidem	cum	Quinto
wished	to go	not even	with	Quintus

Cicerone	in	Asiam,	quum	posset (sub.)	obtinere
Cicero	into	Asia,	when	he could	to obtain

locum	legati	apud	eum.	Enim	arbitrabatur
the place	of lieutenant	at (with)	him.	For	he did think

decere	se	non,	quum	noluisset (sub.)
to become	himself	not,	when	he had been unwilling

gerere	praeturam,	esse	asseclam	praetoris.
to carry on	the praetorship,	to be	an attendant	of a praetor.

In	qua	re	serviebat	non	solum	dignitati,
In	which	thing	he did serve	not	only	to dignity,

sed	etiam	tranquillitati,	quum	vitaret (sub.)	quoque
but	also	to tranquillity,	when	he did avoid	also

suspiciones	criminum.	Quo	fiebat,	ut
suspicions	of crimes.	By which	it did happen,	that

observantia	eius	esset (sub.)	carior	omnibus,	quum
regard	of him	was	dearer	to all,	when

viderent (sub.)	eam	tribui	officio,	non	timori,
they did see	it	to be bestowed	to duty,	not	to fear,

neque	spei.
nor	to hope.

VII

Caesarianum	civile	bellum	incidit,	quum
The Caesarian	civil	war	happened,	when

haberet (sub.)	circiter	sexaginta	annos.	Usus-est
he had	about	sixty	years.	He used

vacatione	aetatis,	neque	movit	[se]	quoquam
the exemption	of age,	nor	moved	[himself]	any-where

ex	urbe.	Dedit	omnia,	quae	fuerant
out of	the city.	He gave	all (things),	which	had been

opus	suis	amicis	proficiscentibus	ad	Pompeium,
necessary	to his	friends	setting out	to	Pompey,

ex	sua	familiari	re.	Offendit	non
out of	his own	family	thing.	He offended	not

Pompeium	ipsum,	coniunctum.	[Enim]	habebat
Pompey	himself,	connected.	[For]	he had

nullum	ornamentum	ab	eo,	ut	ceteri,	qui	per
no	ornament	from	him,	as	others,	who	through

eum	ceperant	aut	honores	aut	divitias;
him	had taken	either	honours	or	riches;

partim	quorum	secuti-sunt	castra	invitissimi,
partly (part)	of whom	followed	the camps	most unwilling,

partim	remanserunt	domi	cum	summa
partly (part)	remained	at home	with	the highest

offensione	eius.	Autem	quies	Attici	fuit
offence	of him.	But	the quiet	of Atticus	was

tantopere	grata	Caesari,	ut,	victor,
so much	agreeable	to Caesar,	that,	(being) conqueror,

quum	imperaret (sub.)	pecunias	privatis	per
when	he did command	moneys	from private (men)	by

epistolas,	fuerit (sub.)	non	solum	non	molestus
letters,	he was	not	only	not	troublesome

huic,	sed	etiam	concesserit (sub.)	ex	castris
to him,	but	also	conceded	out of	the camps

Pompeii	filium	sororis	et	Quintum
of Pompey	the son	of (his) sister	and	Quintus

Ciceronem.	Sic	vetere	instituto	vitae,	effugit
Cicero.	So	by ancient	custom	of life,	he escaped

nova	pericula.
new	dangers.

VIII

[Illud	secutum-est.]	Caesare	occiso,	quum
[That	followed.]	Caesar	being slain,	when

respublica	videretur (sub.)	esse	penes
the republic	did seem	to be	in power of

Brutos	et	Cassium,	ac	tota	civitas
the Brutuses	and	Cassius,	and	the whole	state

[videretur (sub.)]	convertisse	se	ad	eos,
[did seem]	to have turned	itself	to	them,

usus-est	Marco	Bruto	sic,	ut	ille	adolescens
he used	Marcus	Brutus	so,	that	he	a young man

nullo	aequali	familiarius	quam	hoc	sene,
(used) no	equal	more familiarly	than	this	old (man),

neque	haberet (sub.)	eum	solum	principem	consilii,
nor	had he	him	only	chief	of counsel,

sed	etiam	in	convictu.	Excogitatum-est	a
but	also	in	social intercourse.	It was devised	by

quibusdam,	ut	privatum	aerarium	constitueretur
some,	that	a private	treasury	should be constituted

ab	Romanis	equitibus	interfectoribus	Caesaris.
by	the Roman	knights	to the slayers	of Caesar.

Arbitrati-sunt	id	posse	effici	facile,	si
They thought	that	to be able	to be effected	easily,	if

et	principes	illius	ordinis	contulissent
also	the chiefs	of that	order	should have contributed

pecunias.	Itaque	Atticus	appellatus-est	a	Caio
moneys.	Therefore	Atticus	was called upon	by	Caius

Flavio,	familiari	Bruti,	ut	vellet	esse
Flavius,	an acquaintance	of Brutus,	that	he might will	to be

princeps	eius	rei.	At	ille,	qui	existimaret (sub.)
chief	of that	thing.	But	he,	who	did think

officia	praestanda	amicis	sine	factione,
duties	to be performed	to friends	without	party,

que	semper	removisset (sub.)	se	a	talibus
and	always	had removed	himself	from	such

consiliis,	respondit:	si	Brutus	voluisset (sub.)
counsels,	answered:	if	Brutus	had wished

uti	quid	de	suis	facultatibus,	usurum
to use	any thing	of	his own	substances,	about to use

quantum	hae	paterentur;	se	neque
as much as	these	would suffer;	himself	neither

collocuturum,	neque	coiturum	cum	quoquam
about to confer,	nor	about to meet	with	any one

de	ea	re.	Sic	ille	globus	consensionis
about	that	thing.	So	that	globe	of unanimity

disiectus-est	dissensione	huius	unius.	Neque
was cast asunder	by the dissent	of him	alone.	Nor

multo	post	Antonius	coepit	esse	superior,	ita
much	after	Antonius	began	to be	superior,	so

ut	Brutus	et	Cassius,	rebus	provinciarum,
that	Brutus	and	Cassius,	the things	of the provinces,

quae	datae-erant	iis	a	consulibus,
which	had been given	to them	by	the consuls,

caussa	necis,	desperatis,
for the sake	of the murder (of Caesar),	being despaired of,

proficiscerentur (sub.)	in	exsilium.	Atticus,	qui
did set out	into	exile.	Atticus,	who

noluerat	conferre	pecuniam	simul	cum
had been unwilling	to contribute	money	together	with

ceteris	illi	parti	florenti,	misit	centum
the others	to that	party	flourishing,	sent	a hundred

millia	sestertiorum	muneri	Bruto	abiecto
thousand	of sesterces	to (as a) present	to Brutus	cast down

que	cedenti	Italia:	absens	iussit
and	retiring	from Italy:	absent	he ordered

trecenta	dari	eidem	in	Epiro,
three hundred (thousand)	to be given	to the same	in	Epirus,

neque	adulatus-est	eo	magis	Antonio
nor	flattered he	on that account	the more	Antony

potenti,	neque	reliquit	desperatos.
(being) powerful,	nor	left	(them) desperate (when in despair.)

IX

Bellum	gestum	apud	Mutinam	secutum-est.
The war	carried on	at	Mutina	followed.

In	quo	si	dicam (sub.)	eum	prudentem	tantum,
In	which	if	I call	him	prudent	only,

praedicem	minus	quam	debeam (sub.),	quum	ille
I may declare	less	than	I ought,	since	he

fuerit (sub.)	potius	divinus,	si	perpetua	naturalis
was	rather	divine,	if	a perpetual	natural

bonitas,	que	neque	agitur,	neque	minuitur
goodness,	which	neither	is impelled,	nor	is lessened

nullis	casibus	appellanda-est	divinatio.	Antonius
by no	chances	is to be called	divinity.	Antony

iudicatus	hostis	cesserat	Italia;	erat
judged	an enemy	had retired	from Italy;	there was

nulla	spes	restituendi.	Non	solum	inimici	[eius],
no	hope	of restoring.	Not	only	the enemies	[of him],

qui	tum	erant	potentissimi	et	plurimi,	sed
who	then	were	most powerful	and	very many,	but

etiam	qui	dabant	se	adversariis	eius,
also	who	did give	themselves	to adversaries	of him,

et	sperabant	[se]	consecuturos	aliquam
and	did hope	[themselves]	about to obtain	some

commoditatem	in	eo	laedendo,	insequebantur
advantage	in	him	to be hurt,	did pursue

familiares	Antoni,	cupiebant	spoliare	uxorem
the acquaintances	of Antony,	they did desire	to spoil	(his) wife

Fulviam	omnibus	rebus,	parabant	etiam
Fulvia	in all	things,	they did prepare	also

exstinguere	liberos.	Atticus,	quum	uteretur (sub.)
to destroy	(his) children.	Atticus,	when	he did use

intima	familiaritate	Ciceronis,	esset (sub.)	amicissimus
intimate	familiarity	of Cicero,	was	most friendly

Bruto,	non	modo	indulsit	nihil	iis	ad
to Brutus,	not	only	he indulged	nothing	to them	to

violandum	Antonium,	sed	e-contrario	texit
violating	Antony,	but	on the contrary	covered (protected)

familiares	eius,	profugientes	ex
the friends	of him,	fleeing for refuge	out of

urbe,	quantum	potuit,	adiuvit,	quibus	rebus
the city,	as much as	he was able,	he helped,	in what	things

indiguerunt.	Vero	tribuit	ea	Publio
they wanted.	But	he gave	these (things)	to Publius

Volumnio,	ut	plura	potuerint (sub.)	non	proficisci
Volumnius,	that	more	could	not	to proceed

a	parente.	Autem	praestitit	suum	officium
from	a parent.	But	he performed	his	duty

tanta	diligentia	Fulviae	ipsi,	quum
with so great	diligence	to Fulvia	herself,	when

distineretur (sub.)	litibus	que	vexaretur (sub.)
she was distracted	by lawsuits	and	was vexed

magnis	terroribus,	ut	illa	stiterit (sub.)	nullum
with great	terrors,	that	she	placed	no

vadimonium	sine	Attico;	hic	fuerit (sub.)	sponsor
bail	without	Atticus;	he	was	surety

omnium	rerum.	Quin-etiam,	quum	illa	emisset (sub.)
of all	things.	Moreover,	when	she	had bought

fundum	secunda	fortuna	in	diem,
ground	in prosperous	fortune	unto	a day (to be paid for on a day fixed),

que	potuisset (sub.)	ne	facere
and	had been able	not	to make

versuram	post	calamitatem,	ille	interposuit	se,
the payment	after	calamity,	he	interposed	himself,

que	credidit	pecuniam	[ei]	sine	foenore,	que
and	trusted	money	[to her]	without	usury,	and

sine	ulla	stipulatione,	existimans	maximum
without	any	stipulation,	thinking	the greatest

quaestum,	cognosci	memorem	que	gratum,	que
gain,	to be known	mindful	and	grateful,	and

simul	aperire	se	solere	esse
at the same time	to shew	himself	to be accustomed	to be

amicum	non	fortunae,	sed	hominibus.	Quae
a friend	not	to fortune,	but	to men.	Which (things)

quum	faciebat,	nemo	poterat	existimare	eum
when	he did do,	nobody	was able	to think	him

facere	caussa	temporis.	Enim	veniebat
to do (it)	for the sake	of the time.	For	it did come

in	opinionem	nemini,	Antonium	potiturum
into	opinion	to nobody,	Antony	about to enjoy

rerum.	Sed	is	sensim	reprehendebatur
of things (power).	But	he	by degrees	was blamed

a	nonnullis	optimatibus,	quod	videretur (sub.)
by	some	nobles,	because	he did seem

odisse	malos	cives	parum.	Autem	ille,
to have hated	bad	citizens	too little.	But	he,

sui	iudicii,	intuebatur	quid	esset (sub.)
of his own	judgment,	did regard	what	was

par	se	facere,	potius	quam	quid	alii
equal (fit)	himself	to do,	rather	than	what	others

forent	laudaturi.
would be	about to praise.

X

Subito	fortuna	conversa-est.	Ut	Antonius
Suddenly	fortune	was turned.	When	Antony

rediit	in	Italiam,	nemo	putarat	Atticum
returned	into	Italy,	nobody	had thought	Atticus

non	in	magno	periculo,	propter	intimam
not	in	great	danger,	on account of	the intimate

familiaritatem	Ciceronis	et	Bruti.	Itaque
familiarity	of Cicero	and	of Brutus.	Therefore

ad	adventum	imperatorum	decesserat	de
at	the arrival	of the commanders	he had departed	from

foro,	timens	proscriptionem,	que	latebat	apud
the forum,	fearing	proscription,	and	did lie hid	at

Publium	Volumnium,	cui	tulerat	opem,
Publius	Volumnius,	to whom	he had brought	help,

ut	ostendimus	paulo	ante,	(tanta	fuit
as	we have shewn	a little	before,	(so great	was

varietas	fortunae	iis	temporibus,	ut
the changeableness	of fortune	in these	times,	that

modo	hi,	modo	illi	essent (sub.)	aut	in
now	these,	now	those	were	either	in

summo	fastigio	aut	periculo),	que	habebat
highest	eminence	or	danger),	and	he had

secum	Quintum	Gellium	Canum,	aequalem	que
with himself	Quintus	Gellius	Canus,	equal	and

simillimum	sui.	Hoc	quoque	sit	exemplum
most like	of himself.	This	also	may be	an example

bonitatis	Attici,	quod	vixit	adeo
of the goodness	of Atticus,	because	he lived	so

coniuncte	cum	eo,	quem	cognoverat	puerum
closely	with	him,	whom	he had known	a boy

in	ludo,[5]	ut	amicitia	eorum	creverit (sub.)
in	play,	that	the friendship	of them	increased

ad	extremam	aetatem.	Autem	Antonius	etsi
to	extreme	age.	But	Antony	although

ferebatur	tanto	odio	in	Ciceronem,
he was borne	with so great	hatred	against	Cicero,

ut	esset (sub.)	inimicus	non	solum	ei,	sed
that	he was	hostile	not	only	to him,	but

etiam	omnibus	amicis	eius,	que	vellet (sub.)
also	to all	the friends	of him,	and	did wish

proscribere	eos,	tamen	multis	hortantibus,	fuit
to proscribe	them,	however	many	advising,	he was

memor	officii	Attici,	et	quum
mindful	of the kindness	of Atticus,	and	when

requisisset (sub.)	ubinam	esset (sub.),	scripsit	ei,
he had inquired	where	he was,	he wrote	to him,

sua	manu,	timeret	ne,	que	veniret
with his own	hand,	he should fear	not,	and	should come

statim	ad	se;	se	exemisse
immediately	to	himself;	himself	to have exempted

eum,	et	[Gellium]	Canum	de	numero
him,	and	[Gellius]	Canus	from	the number

proscriptorum	caussa	illius.	Ac,	ne
of proscribed	for the sake	of him.	And,	lest

incideret	[in]	quod	periculum,	quod	fiebat
he should fall	[into]	any	danger,	because	it did happen

noctu,	misit	praesidium	ei.	Sic	Atticus
by night,	he sent	a guard	to him.	So	Atticus

in	summo	timore,	fuit	praesidio	non	solum
in	the highest	fear,	was	to (as) a guard	not	only

sibi,	sed	etiam	ei,	quem	habebat
to himself,	but	also	to him,	whom	he held (esteemed)

carissimum.	Enim	neque	petiit	auxilium	a	quoquam
most dear.	For	neither	sought he	aid	from	any one

suae	salutis	solum,	sed	coniunctim,	ut
of his own	safety	only,	but	conjointly,	so that

appareret (sub.)	velle	nullam	fortunam	sibi
he did appear	to wish	no	fortune	to himself

seiunctam	ab	eo.	Quod-si	gubernator	fertur
separated	from	him.	But-if	a pilot	is borne (reported)

praecipua	laude,	qui	servat	navem
with singular	praise,	who	preserves	a ship

ex	hieme	que	scopuloso	mari,	cur	prudentia
out of	a storm	and	rocky	sea,	why	the prudence

eius	existimetur	non	singularis,	qui	ex
of him	may be esteemed	not	singular,	who	out of

tot	que	tam	gravibus	civilibus	procellis,
so many	and	so	heavy	civil	storms,

pervenit	ad	incolumitatem?
has arrived	to	safety?

XI

Ut	emerserat	se	ex	quibus	malis,
When	he had emerged	himself	out of	which	evils,

egit	nihil	aliud	quam	ut	esset
he did	nothing	other (else)	than	that	he might be

auxilio	plurimis,	quibus	rebus	posset (sub.).
to aid	to very many,	by which	things	he could.

Quum	vulgus	conquireret (sub.)	proscriptos
When	the common people	did seek	the proscribed

praemis	imperatorum,	nemo	venit	in
by the rewards	of the commanders,	nobody	came	into

Epirum,	cui	ulla	res	defuerit (sub.),	potestas
Epirus,	to whom	any	thing	was wanting,	the power

manendi	ibi	perpetuo	facta-est	non
of remaining	there	perpetually	was made	not

nemini.	Qui	etiam	post	Philippense	praelium,
to nobody.	Who	also	after	the Philippian	battle,

que	interitum	Caii	Cassii	et	Marci
and	death	of Caius	Cassius	and	of Marcus

Bruti,	instituerit (sub.)	tueri	Lucium	Iulium
Brutus,	determined	to protect	Lucius	Julius

Mocillam	praetorium,	et	filium	eius,	que
Mocilla	a praetorian,	and	the son	of him,	and

Aulum	Torquatum,	que	ceteros	perculsos	pari
Aulus	Torquatus,	and	the others	beat down	with like

fortuna,	atque	iussit	omnia	supportari
fortune,	and	ordered	all (things)	to be conveyed

his	ex	Epiro	Samothraciam.	Enim	est
to these	out of	Epirus	(to) Samothracia.	For	it is

difficile	persequi	omnia,	et	non	necessarium.
difficult	to follow up	all (things),	and	not	necessary.

Volumus	illud	unum	intelligi,	liberalitatem
We wish	that	one (thing)	to be understood,	the liberality

illius	fuisse	neque	temporariam,	neque	callidam.
of him	to have been	neither	temporary,	nor	crafty.

Id	potest	iudicari	ex	rebus	ac
That	is able	to be judged	out of	the things	and

temporibus	ipsis,	quod	venditavit	se
times	themselves,	because	he offered for sale	himself

non	florentibus,	sed	semper	succurrit
not	to (those) flourishing,	but	always	succoured

afflictis:	qui	quidem	coluerit (sub.)	Serviliam,
to the afflicted:	who	indeed	revered	Servilia,

matrem	Bruti,	non	minus	post	mortem	eius,
mother	of Brutus,	not	less	after	the death	of him,

quam	florente.	Sic	utens	liberalitate,	gessit	nullas
than	flourishing.	So	using	liberality,	he bore	no

inimicitias,	quod	laedebat	neque	quemquam,
enmities,	because	he did hurt	neither	any one,

neque,	si	acceperat	quam	iniuriam,
nor,	if	he had received	any	injury,

malebat	ulcisci,	quam	oblivisci.	Idem
was he more willing	to revenge,	than	to forget.	The same

retinebat	immortali	memoria	beneficia	percepta;
did retain	in immortal	remembrance	kindnesses	received;

autem	quae	ipse	tribuerat,	meminerat
but	(those) which	himself	had bestowed,	he had remembered

tam-diu	quoad	ille	erat	gratus,	qui	acceperat.
so long	as	he	was	grateful,	who	had received (them.)

Itaque	hic	fecit,	ut	videatur	dictum
Therefore	he	made,	that	it may seem	said

vere,	Sui	mores	fingunt	fortunam	cuique.
truly,	His own	manners	form	the fortune	to every (one.)

Neque	tamen	finxit	ille	fortunam
Nor	however	formed	he	fortune

prius-quam	ipse	se,	qui	cavit,	ne
before that	he (formed)	himself,	who	took care,	lest

plecteretur	iure	in	qua	re.
he should be punished	by right	in	any	thing.

XII

His	rebus	igitur	effecit,	ut	Marcus
By these	things	therefore	he effected,	that	Marcus

Vipsanius	Agrippa,	coniunctus	adolescenti	Caesari
Vipsanius	Agrippa,	joined	to the young	Caesar

intima	familiaritate,	quum	propter	suam
in intimate	familiarity,	when	on account of	his own

gratiam	et	potentiam	Caesaris,	haberet (sub.)	non
favour	and	the power	of Caesar,	he had	not

potestatem	nullius	conditionis,	deligeret (sub.)	affinitatem
power	of no	condition,	did choose	the affinity

eius	potissimum,	que	praeoptaret (sub.)	filiam
of him	chiefly,	and	did prefer	the daughter

Romani	equitis	nuptiis	generosarum.
of a Roman	knight	to the nuptials	of high-born (ladies).

Atque	conciliator	harum	nuptiarum,	(enim
And	the procurer	of these	nuptials,	(for

celandum-est	non)	fuit	Marcus	Antonius,
it must be concealed	not)	was	Mark	Antony,

triumvir	reipublicae	constituendae,	gratia
the triumvir	of the republic	to be settled,	by favor

cuius	quum	posset(sub.)	augere	suas	possessiones,
of whom	when	he was able	to increase	his	possessions,

abfuit	tantum	a	cupiditate	pecuniae,	ut
he was absent	so much	from	desire	of money,	that

usus-sit (sub.)	ea	in	nulla	re,	nisi	aut
he used	it	in	no	thing,	unless	either

periculis	aut	incommodis	amicorum	deprecandis.
in dangers	or	inconveniences	of friends	to be deprecated.

Quod	quidem	fuit	perillustre	sub	proscriptione
Which	indeed	was	very illustrious	under	the proscription

ipsa.	Nam	quum	Triumviri,	ea	consuetudine,
itself.	For	when	the Triumviri,	by that	custom,

qua	res	tum	gerebantur,	vendidissent (sub.)
with which	things	then	were carried on,	had sold

bona	Lucii	Saufeii,	Romani	equitis,	sui
the goods	of Lucius	Saufeius,	a Roman	knight,	his

equalis,	qui	ductus	studio	philosophiae	habitabat
equal,	who	led	by the study	of philosophy	did live

complures	annos	Athenis,	que	habebat	pretiosas
many	years	in Athens,	and	had	valuable

possessiones	in	Italia,	factum-est	labore	atque
possessions	in	Italy,	it was done	by the labour	and

industria	Attici,	ut	Saufeius	fieret (sub.)
industry	of Atticus,	that	Saufeius	was made

certior	eodem	nuntio,	se
more certain (informed)	by the same	message,	himself

amisisse	et	recuperasse	patrimonium.
to have lost	and	to have recovered	patrimony.

Idem	expedivit	Lucium	Iulium	Calidum,	quem
The same	freed	Lucius	Julius	Calidus,	whom

videor	posse	contendere	nostram	aetatem	tulisse
I seem	to be able	to contend	our	age	to have borne

multo	elegantissimum	poetam,	post	mortem
much	the most elegant	poet,	after	the death

Lucretii	que	Catulli,	neque	minus	bonum
of Lucretius	and	of Catullus,	nor	less	good

virum,	que	eruditum	optimis	artibus,	post
man,	and	instructed	in the best	arts,	after

proscriptionem	equitum,	relatum	absentem	in
the proscription	of knights,	brought	(when) absent	into

numerum	proscriptorum	a	Publio	Volumnio,
the number	of the proscribed	by	Publius	Volumnius,

praefecto	fabrum	Antonii,	propter
master	of the workmen	of Antony,	on account of

magnas	Africanas	possessiones	eius.	Quod	in
the great	African	possessions	of him.	Which	in

praesenti	utrum
the present (in the state of affairs at that time)	whether

fuerit (sub.)	laboriosius	an	gloriosius	ei,
it was	more laborious	or	more glorious	to him,

fuit	difficile	iudicare,	quod	cognitum-est	amicos
it was	difficult	to judge,	because	it was known	friends

esse	curae	Attico,	non	secus	absentes
to be	to (as a) care	to Atticus,	not	otherwise	absent

quam	praesentes	in	periculis	eorum.
than	present	in	the dangers	of them.

XIII

Neque	vero	ille	vir	habitus-est
Neither	indeed	that	man	was had (esteemed)

minus	bonus	paterfamilias,	quam	civis.	Nam
less	good	master of family,	than	citizen.	For

quum	esset (sub.)	pecuniosus,	nemo	fuit	minus
when	he was	wealthy,	nobody	was	less

emax	illo,	minus	aedificator.	Neque	tamen
ready to buy	than he,	less	a builder.	Nor	however

habitavit	non	in-primis	bene,	que	usus-est
dwelt	he not	particularly	well,	and	used

omnibus	optimis	rebus.	Nam	habuit	Tamphilanam
all	the best	things.	For	he had	the Tamphilanian

domum	in	Quirinali	colle,	relictam	haereditate
house	in	Quirinal	hill,	left	in inheritance

ab	avunculo,	amoenitas	cuius	constabat	non
by	uncle,	the pleasantness	of which	did consist	not

aedificio,	sed	silva.	Enim	tectum	ipsum,
in the building,	but	wood.	For	the house	itself,

constitutum	antiquitus,	habebat	plus	salis[6]	quam
built	anciently,	had	more	of taste	than

sumtus;	in	quo	commutavit	nihil,	nisi
of expense;	in	which	he changed	nothing,	unless

si	coactus-est	quid	vetustate.	Usus-est
if	he was forced	any (thing)	by oldness.	He used

familia,	si	est	iudicandum	utilitate,	optima;
family of slaves,	if	it is	to be judged	by utility,	very good;

si	forma,	vix	mediocri.	Namque	in	ea
if	by form,	scarcely	ordinary.	For	in	it

erant	litteratissimi	pueri,	optimi	anagnostae,	et
were	most learned	boys,	very good	readers,	and

plurimi	librarii,	ut	quidem
very many	transcribers of books,	so that	indeed

esset (sub.)	ne-quidem	quisquam	pedisequus	qui
there was	not even	any	footman	who

posset (sub.)	non	facere	utrumque	horum	pulchre;
was able	not	to do	both	of these	beautifully;

pari	modo,	ceteri	artifices,	quos	domesticus
in like	manner,	other	artists,	whom	domestic

cultus	desiderat,	apprime	boni.	Neque	tamen
mode of life	needs,	eminently	good.	Neither	however

habuit	quemquam	horum,	nisi	natum	domi,
had he	any one	of these,	unless	born	at home,

que	factum	domi,	quod	est	signum	non
and	formed	at home,	which	is	a sign	not

solum	continentiae,	sed	etiam	diligentiae.	Nam
only	of temperance,	but	also	of diligence.	For

et	non	intemperanter	concupiscere,	quod	videas
both	not	intemperately	to desire,	what	thou mayst see

a	plurimis,	debet	duci	continentis,
by	very many,	ought	to be led(esteemed)	of a temperate (man),

et	parare	diligentia,	potius	quam	pretio,	est
and	to prepare	by diligence,	rather	than	by price,	is

non	mediocris	industriae.	Elegans,	non	magnificus,
not	of ordinary	industry.	Elegant,	not	magnificent,

splendidus,	non	sumtuosus,	affectabat	omni
splendid,	not	sumptuous,	he did aim at	with all

diligentia	munditiam,	non	affluentiam.	Supellex
diligence	neatness,	not	affluence.	Furniture

modica,	non	multa,	ut	posset (sub.)	conspici
moderate,	not	much,	so that	it could	to be seen

in	neutram	partem.	Nec	praeteribo,	quamquam
into	neither	part.	Nor	shall I pass by,	although

putem (sub.)	visum-iri	leve	nonnullis:
I think (it)	to be about to seem	a light (thing)	to some:

quum	esset (sub.)	in-primis	lautus	Romanus
when	he was	particularly	polished	Roman

eques,	et	invitaret (sub.)	non	parum	liberaliter
knight,	and	did invite	not	a little	liberally

homines	omnium	ordinum	suam	domum,	[scimus]
men	of all	orders	(to) his	house,	[we know]

ex	ephemeride	eum	solitum	non	ferre	amplius
out of	day-book	him	accustomed	not	to bear	more

expensum	sumtui,	quam	terna	millia
pay	to expense,	than	three	thousands (asses)

aeris,	peraeque	in	singulos	menses.
of brass,	very equally (regularly)	into	single	months.

Atque	praedicamus	hoc	non	auditum,	sed
And	we declare	this	not	(as) heard,	but

cognitum.	Enim	propter	familiaritatem	interfuimus
known.	For	on account of	familiarity	we were present

saepe	domesticis	rebus.
often	to (his) domestic	things.

XIV

Nemo	audivit	in	convivio	eius	aliud
Nobody	heard	in	entertainment	of him	other

acroama,	quam	anagnosten,	quod
sound (entertainment for the ears),	than	a reader,	which

nos	quidem	arbitramur	iucundissimum.	Neque
we	indeed	think	most pleasant.	Nor

coenatum-est	umquam	apud	eum	sine	aliqua
was it supped	ever	at	him	without	some

lectione,	ut	conviva	delectarentur	non
reading,	that	the guests	might be delighted	not

minus	animo,	quam	ventre.	Namque	vocabat
less	in mind,	than	in belly.	For	he did call (invite)

eos,	mores	quorum	abhorrerent (sub.)
those,	the manners	of whom	did differ

non	a	suis.	Quum	tanta	accessio	pecuniae
not	from	his own.	When	so great	addition	of money

facta-esset (sub.),	mutavit	nihil	de	quotidiano
had been made,	he changed	nothing	of	daily

cultu,	nihil	de	consuetudine	vitae,	que
dress,	nothing	of	custom	of life,	and

usus-est	tanta	moderatione,	ut	neque	in
used	so great	moderation,	that	neither	in

vicies	sestertio,	quod	acceperat
twenty hundred thousand	sesterces,[7]	which	he had received

a	patre,	gesserit (sub.)	se	parum	splendide,
from	father,	he carried	himself	too little	splendidly,

neque	in	centies	sestertio	vixerit (sub.)
nor	in	ten million	sesterces	lived he

affluentius,	quam	instituerat,	que
more affluently,	than	he had determined,	and

steterit (sub.)	pari	fastigio	in	utraque	fortuna.
stood	in equal	eminence	in	each	fortune.

Habuit	nullos	hortos,	nullam	suburbanam	aut
He had	no	gardens,	no	suburban	or

sumtuosam	maritimam	villam,	neque	rusticum
sumptuous	maritime	villa,	nor	country

praedium	in	Italia,	praeter	Ardeatinum	et
estate	in	Italy,	except	the Ardeatine	and

Nomentanum:	que	omnis	reditus	pecuniae	eius
Nomentan:	and	all	return (income)	of money	of him

constabat	in	Epiroticis	et	urbanis-possessionibus.
did consist	in	Epirotic	and	city possessions.

Ex	quo	potest	cognosci,	eum	solitum
From	which	it is able	to be known,	him	accustomed

metiri	usum	pecuniae	non	magnitudine,
to measure	the use	of money	not	by greatness,

sed	ratione.
but	by reason.

XV

Neque	dicebat	mendacium,	neque	poterat
Neither	did he say	lie,	nor	was able

pati.	Itaque	comitas	eius	erat	non
to suffer (it.)	Therefore	the politeness	of him	was	not

sine	severitate;	neque	gravitas	sine	facilitate:
without	severity;	nor	gravity	without	affability:

ut	esset (sub.)	difficile	intellectu,	utrum
so that	it was	difficult	to be understood,	whether

amici	vererentur (sub.)	an	amarent (sub.)	eum	magis.
friends	did fear	or	did love	him	more.

Quidquid	rogabatur,	promittebat	religiose;
Whatever	he was asked,	he did promise	scrupulously;

quod	arbitrabatur	non	liberalis,	sed
because	he did think (it)	not (the part)	of a liberal,	but

levis,	polliceri,	quod	posset	non
of a light (person),	to promise,	what	he might be able	not

praestare.	Idem	erat	tanta	cura	in
to perform.	The same	was	with so great	care	in

nitendo,	quod	semel	annuisset (sub.),	ut
endeavouring (to perform),	what	once	he had assented to,	that

videretur (sub.)	agere	non	mandatam	rem,	sed
he did seem	to act	not	an intrusted	thing,	but

suam.	Pertaesum-est	eum	numquam	suscepti
his own.	It wearied	him	never	of undertaken

negotii.	Enim	putabat	suam	existimationem
business.	For	he did think	his own	esteem

agi	in	ea	re,	qua
to be acted (to be concerned)	in	that	thing,	than which

habebat	nihil	carius.	Quo	fiebat,
he had (esteemed)	nothing	dearer.	By which	it did happen,

ut	procuraret (sub.)	omnia	negotia	Ciceronum,
that	he did manage	all	businesses	of the Ciceros,

Catonis,	[Marii,	Quinti]	Hortensii,	Auli
of Cato,	[of Marius,	of Quintus]	Hortensius,	of Aulus

Torquati,	multorum	Romanorum	equitum	praeterea.
Torquatus,	of many	Roman	knights	besides.

Ex	quo	poterat	iudicari	fugisse
From	which	it was able	to be judged	(him) to have fled

procurationem	reipublicae,	non	inertia,	sed
the management	of the republic,	not	by laziness,	but

iudicio.

by judgment.

XVI

Vero	possum	afferre	nullum	maius
But	I am able	to adduce	no	greater

testimonium	humanitatis,	quam	quod	idem
testimony	of (his) humanity,	than	that	the same

adolescens	fuerit (sub.)	iucundissimus	Sullae
(being) a young man	was most	pleasant	to Sulla

seni;	senex	Marco	Bruto
an old (man);	(when) an old man	to Marcus	Brutus

adolescenti;	autem	vixerit (sub.)	sic	cum	suis
a young man;	but	he lived	so	with	his own

aequalibus,	Quinto	Hortensio,	et	Marco	Cicerone,
equals,	Quintus	Hortensius,	and	Marcus	Cicero,

ut	sit (sub.)	difficile	iudicare	cui	aetati
that	it is	difficult	to judge	to what	age

fuerit (sub.)	aptissimus:	quamquam	Cicero	dilexit
he was	most fit:	although	Cicero	loved

eum	praecipue,	ut	ne-quidem	frater
him	particularly,	so that	not even	(his) brother

Quintus	fuerit (sub.)	carior	aut	familiarior
Quintus	was	more dear	or	more familiar

ei.	Sexdecim	volumina	epistolarum	missarum
to him.	Sixteen	volumes	of epistles	sent

ad	Atticum	ab	consulatu	eius	usque	ad
to	Atticus	from	the consulship	of him	even	to

extremum	tempus	sunt	indicio	ei	rei,
the extreme	time	are	to (as a) proof	to that	thing,

praeter	eos	libros,	in	quibus	facit	mentionem
besides	those	books,	in	which	he makes	mention

de	eo,	qui	editi-sunt	in	vulgus;
of	him,	which	have been put forth	unto	the common people;

quae	qui	legat (sub.),	desideret	non	multum
which	who	reads,	may require	not	much

contextam	historiam	eorum	temporum.	Enim	omnia
a composed	history	of those	times.	For	all (things)

perscripta-sunt	sic	de	studiis
have been written out	so	of	the desires (party feeling)

principum,	vitiis	ducum,	mutationibus
of the chief (men),	vices	of leaders,	the changes

reipublicae,	ut	nihil	appareat (sub.)	non	in
of the republic,	that	nothing	appears	not	in

iis,	et	possit	existimari	facile,
these,	and	it may be able	to be thought	easily,

prudentiam	esse	quodammodo	divinationem.	Enim
prudence	to be	in some measure	divination.	For

Cicero	non	solum	praedixit	ea	futura,
Cicero	not	only	foretold	these (things)	about to be,

quae	acciderunt,	se	vivo,	sed	etiam
which	happened,	himself	(being) alive,	but	also

cecinit	ut	vates,	quae	nunc
sang (prophesied)	as	a prophet,	(the things) which	now

veniunt	usu.
come	in use.

XVII

Autem	de	pietate	Attici	quid
But	of	the natural affection	of Atticus	why

commemorem	plura?	quum	audierim (sub.)
may I mention	more (things)?	when	I have heard

ipsum	gloriantem	hoc	vere,	in	funere	suae
himself	boasting	this	truly,	in	the funeral	of his

matris,	quam	extulit	nonaginta	annorum,	quum
mother,	whom	he buried	of ninety	years,	when

esset (sub.)	sexaginta	et	septem,	se
he was	sixty	and	seven,	himself

redisse[8]	numquam	in	gratiam	cum	matre,
to have returned	never	into	favour	with	mother,

numquam	fuisse	in	simultate	cum	sorore,
never	to have been	in	disagreement	with	sister,

quam	habebat	prope	aequalem.	Quod	est	signum,
whom	he had	nearly	equal.	Which	is	a sign,

aut	nullam	querimoniam	umquam	intercessisse
either	no	quarrel	ever	to have intervened

inter	eos,	aut	hunc	fuisse	ea
between	them,	or	him	to have been	with that

indulgentia	in	suos,	ut	duceret (sub.)
indulgence	unto	his own,	that	he did lead (esteem it)

nefas	irasci	eis,	quos	deberet (sub.)	amare.
crime	to be angry	to those,	whom	he ought	to love.

Neque	fecit	id	natura	solum,	quamquam
Nor	did he	that	by nature	alone,	although

paremus	omnes	ei,	sed	etiam	doctrina.	Nam
we obey	all	to her,	but	also	by learning.	For

habuit	praecepta	ita	percepta	principum
he had	the precepts	so	perceived	of the chief

philosophorum,	ut	uteretur (sub.)	iis	ad	vitam
philosophers,	that	he did use	them	to	life

agendam,	non	ad	ostentationem.
to be acted,	not	to	ostentation.

XVIII

Fuit	etiam	summus	imitator	moris
He was	also	the highest	imitator	of the manner

maiorum	que	amator	antiquitatis;	quam	habuit
of ancestors	and	a lover	of antiquity;	which	he had

adeo	diligenter	cognitam,	ut	exposuerit (sub.)	eam
so	diligently	known,	that	he has set forth	it

totam	in	eo	volumine,	quo	ordinavit
whole	in	that	volume,	in which	he has arranged

magistratus.	Enim	est	nulla	lex,	neque	pax,
the magistrates.	For	there is	no	law,	nor	peace,

neque	bellum,	neque	illustris	res	Romani
nor	war,	nor	illustrious	thing	of the Roman

populi,	quae	notata-sit (sub.)	non	in	eo,	suo
people,	which	is remarked	not	in	it,	in its own

tempore;	et,	quod	fuit	difficillimum,	subtexuit
time;	and,	what	was	most difficult,	he has annexed

sic	originem	familiarum,	ut	possimus	cognoscere
so	the origin	of families,	that	we may be able	to know

propagines	clarorum	virorum	ex	eo.	Fecit
the races	of famous	men	from	it.	He has done

hoc	idem	separatim	in	aliis	libris;	ut,
this	same (thing)	separately	in	other	books;	as,

rogatu	Marci	Bruti,	enumeravit	ordine
by request	of Marcus	Brutus,	he enumerated	in order

Iuniam	familiam	a	stirpe	ad	hanc	aetatem,
the Junian	family	from	the stock	to	this	age,

notans,	a	quo	qui	ortus,	quos	honores
marking,	from	whom	who	arisen,	what	honours

cepisset (sub.),	que	quibus	temporibus;	pari	modo,
he had taken,	and	in what	times;	in like	mode,

Claudii	Marcelli,	Marcellorum;
(by request) of Claudius	Marcellus,	of the Marcelli;

Cornelii	Scipionis	et	Fabii	Maximi,	Fabiorum
of Cornelius	Scipio	and	of Fabius	Maximus,	of the Fabii

et	Aemiliorum	quoque:	nihil	potest	esse
and	of the Aemilii	also:	nothing	is able	to be

dulcius	quibus	libris	iis,	qui	habent	aliquam
sweeter	than which	books	to those,	who	have	any

cupiditatem	notitiae	clarorum	virorum.	Attigit
desire	of knowledge	of famous	men.	He touched

poeticen	quoque:	credimus	ne	esset	expers
poetry	also:	we believe	lest	he should be	devoid

suavitatis	eius.	Namque	exposuit	versibus,
of the sweetness	of it.	For	he set forth	in verses,

qui	praestiterunt	ceteros	Romani	populi	honore
who	surpassed	others	of the Roman	people	in honour

que	amplitudine	rerum	gestarum,	ita	ut
and	in greatness	of things	carried on,	so	that

sub	imaginibus	singulorum	descripserit (sub.)
under	the pictures	of each	he described

facta	que	magistratus	eorum	non	amplius
the deeds	and	magistracies	of them	(in) not	more

quaternis	ve	quinis	versibus,	quod	sit (sub.)
than four	or	five	verses,	which	is

vix	credendum,	tantas	res	potuisse
scarcely	to be believed,	so great	things	to have been able

declarari	tam	breviter.	Est	etiam	unus
to be illustrated	so	briefly.	There is	also	one

liber	confectus	Graece	de	consulatu	Ciceronis.
book	composed	in Greek	of	the consulship	of Cicero.

XIX

Hactenus,	Attico	vivo,	[haec]
Thus far,	Atticus	(being) alive,	[these (things)]

edita-sunt	a	nobis.	Nunc,	quoniam	fortuna
were published	by	us.	Now,	since	fortune

voluit	nos	esse	superstites	ei,	persequemur
has willed	us	to be	survivors	to him,	we will follow out

reliqua,	et	quantum	potuerimus (sub.),
the remaining (things),	and	as much as	we shall be able,

docebimus	lectores	exemplis	rerum,	sicut
we will teach	(our) readers	by examples	of things,	as

significavimus	supra,	suos	mores	plerumque
we have signified	above,	his own	manners	for the most part

conciliare	fortunam	cuique.	Namque	hic,
to procure	fortune	to every one.	For	he,

contentus	equestri	ordine,	quo
content	with the equestrian	order,	from which

ortus-erat,	pervenit	in	affinitatem	imperatoris
he had arisen,	arrived	into	alliance	of the emperor

filii	divi	Iulii,	quum	iam	ante
son	of divine	Julius,	when	already	before

consecutus-esset (sub.)	familiaritatem	eius	nulla
he had obtained	the acquaintance	of him	by no

alia	re,	quam	elegantia	vitae,	qua
other	thing,	than	by elegance	of life,	with which

ceperat	ceteros	principes	civitatis,	pari
he had taken	the other	chiefs	of the state,	in like

dignitate,	humiliore	fortuna.	Enim	tanta	prosperitas
dignity,	in lower	fortune.	For	so great	prosperity

consecuta-est	Caesarem,	ut	fortuna	tribuerit (sub.)
accompanied	Caesar,	that	fortune	bestowed

non	nihil	ei,	quod	detulerit (sub.)
not	nothing	to him,	which	she conferred

cuiquam	ante,	et	conciliarit (sub.),	quod	nemo
to any one	before,	and	procured,	what	no

Romanus	civis	adhuc	quivit	consequi.
Roman	citizen	hitherto	was able	to obtain.

Autem	neptis	nata-est	Attico	ex	Agrippa,
But	a granddaughter	was born	to Atticus	of	Agrippa,

cui	collocarat	filiam	virginem.	Caesar
to whom	he had joined	(his) daughter	a virgin.	Caesar

despondit	hanc,	vix	anniculam,	Tiberio
espoused	her,	scarcely	a year old,	to Tiberius

Claudio	Neroni,	suo	privigno,	nato	Drusilla:
Claudius	Nero,	his	stepson,	born	from Drusilla:

quae	coniunctio	sanxit	necessitudinem	eorum,
which	union	ratified	the relationship	of them,

reddidit	familiaritatem	frequentiorem.
rendered	the acquaintance	more frequent.

XX

Quamvis	ante	haec	sponsalia,	non	solum
Although	before	these	espousals,	not	only

quum	abesset (sub.)	ab	urbe,	misit	litteras
when	he was absent	from	the city,	he sent	letters

numquam	ad	quemquam	suorum	amicorum,	quin
never	to	any	of his	friends,	but that

mitteret (sub.)	Attico,	quid	ageret (sub.),	in-primis
he did send	to Atticus,	what	he was acting,	chiefly

quid	legeret (sub.)	que	quibus	locis,	et
what	he was reading	and	in what	places,	and

quamdiu	moraturus-esset (sub.),	sed	etiam,	quum
how long	he was about to tarry,	but	also,	when

esset (sub.)	in	urbe,	et	propter	infinitas
he was	in	the city,	and	on account of	infinite

occupationes,	frueretur (sub.)	Attico	minus	saepe
occupations,	did enjoy	Atticus	less	often

quam	vellet (sub.),	tamen	nullus	dies	temere
than	he did wish,	yet	no	day	carelessly

intercessit,	quo	scriberet (sub.)	non	ad	eum,
intervened,	in which	he did write	not	to	him,

quum	requireret (sub.)	modo	aliquid	ab	eo
when	he did ask	sometimes	something	from	him

de	antiquitate,	modo	proponeret (sub.)	aliquam
about	antiquity,	sometimes	he did propose	some

poeticam	questionem	[ei;]	interdum	iocans
poetic	question	[to him;]	sometimes	jesting

eliceret (sub.)	verbosiores	epistolas	eius.	Ex
did draw out	more verbose	letters	of him.	From

quo	accidit,	quum	aedes	Feretrii	Iovis,
which	it happened,	when	the temple	of Feretrian	Jupiter,

constituta	in	Capitolo	ab	Romulo,	detecta
built	in	the Capitol	by	Romulus,	uncovered

vetustate	atque	incuria	prolaberetur (sub.),
by old age	and	want of care	was falling down,

ut	admonitu	Attici	Caesar	curaret (sub.)
that	by the advice	of Atticus	Caesar	did take care

eam	reficiendam.	Neque	vero	absens
it	to be repaired.	Nor	truly	(being) absent

colebatur	minus	litteris	a	Marco	Antonio,
was he cultivated	less	with letters	by	Marcus	Antonius,

adeo,	ut	accurate	ille	faceret (sub.)	Atticum
so,	that	carefully	he	did make	Atticus

certiorem	ex	ultimis	terris,	quid
more certain (informed him)	from	the farthest	lands,	what

ageret (sub.),	quid	curae	haberet (sub.)	sibi.
he was acting,	what	of care	he had	to himself.

Quale	hoc	sit (sub.),	is	existimabit	facilius,
What kind	this	is,	he	will think	more easily,

qui	poterit	iudicare,	quantae	sapientiae
who	will be able	to judge,	of how much	wisdom

sit (sub.),	retinere	usum	que	benevolentiam
it is,	to retain	the use	and	good will

eorum,	inter	quos	non	solum	aemulatio
of those,	between	whom	not	only	emulation

maximarum	rerum	intercedebat,	sed	tanta
of the greatest	things	did intervene,	but	so great

obtrectatio,	quantum	fuit	necesse	incidere
detraction,	as	it was	necessary	to happen

inter	Caesarem	atque	Antonium,	quum	uterque
between	Caesar	and	Antony,	when	each

cuperet (sub.)	se	esse	principem	non	solum
did desire	himself	to be	chief	not	only

Romanae	urbis,	sed	orbis	terrarum.
of the Roman	city,	but	of the globe	of the earths.

XXI

Tali	modo	quum	complesset (sub.)	septuaginta
In such	manner	when	he had completed	seventy

et	septem	annos,	atque	crevisset (sub.)	non	minus
and	seven	years,	and	had increased	not	less

dignitate,	quam	gratia	que	fortuna,	ad
in dignity,	than	in favour	and	in fortune,	to

extremam	senectutem,	(enim	consecutus-est	multas
extreme	old age,	(for	he obtained	many

hereditates	nulla	alia	re,	quam	bonitate)
inheritances	by no	other	thing,	than	by goodness)

que	usus-esset (sub.)	tanta	prosperitate
and	had used	so great	prosperity

valetudinis,	ut	indiguisset (sub.)	non	medicina
of health,	that	he had needed	not	medicine

triginta	annis;	nactus-est	morbum,	quem
in thirty	years;	he got	a disease,	which

initio	et	ipse	et	medici	contemserunt.
in the beginning	both	himself	and	physicians	despised.

Nam	putarunt	esse	tenesmon,	cui
For	they thought	(it) to be	tenesmus,	to which

celeria	que	facilia	remedia	proponebantur.	Quum
quick	and	easy	remedies	were proposed.	When

consumsisset (sub.)	tres	menses	hoc	sine
he had consumed	three	months	in this	without

ullis	doloribus,	praeterquam	quos	capiebat	ex
any	pains,	besides	what	he did take	from

curatione,	subito	tanta	vis	morbi
the treatment,	on a sudden	so great	violence	of disease

prorupit	in	unum	intestinum,	ut	extremo
broke forth	into	one	intestine,	that	in the last

tempore	putris	fistula	eruperit (sub.)	per
time	a putrid	fistula	broke out	through

lumbos.	Atque	prius-quam	hoc	accideret (sub.)
the loins.	And	before that	this	did happen

ei,	post-quam	sensit	dolores	accrescere
to him,	after that	he perceived	the pains	to increase

in-dies	que	febres	accessisse,	iussit	generum
daily	and	fevers	to have acceded,	he ordered	(his) son-in-law

Agrippam	arcessi	ad	se,	et	cum	eo
Agrippa	to be sent for	to	himself,	and	with	him

Lucium	Cornelium	Balbum	que	Sextum	Peducaeum.
Lucius	Cornelius	Balbus	and	Sextus	Peducaeus.

Ut	vidit	hos	venisse,	innixus	in
When	he saw	them	to have come,	leaning	upon

cubitum,	inquit,	Quantam	curam	que	diligentiam
elbow,	he says,	How much	care	and	diligence

adhibuerim (sub.)	in	mea	valetudine	tuenda
I have applied	in	my	health	to be defended

hoc	tempore,	quum	habeam (sub.)	vos	testes,
in this	time,	when	I have	you	witnesses,

est	nihil	necesse	commemorare	pluribus
it is	nothing	necessary	to mention	in more

verbis.	Quibus	quoniam	satisfeci,	ut	spero,
words.	To whom,	since	I have satisfied,	as	I hope,

me	fecisse	nihil	reliqui,	quod
me	to have made	nothing	of remaining,	which

pertineret (sub.)	ad	sanandum	me,	est	reliquum,
did tend	to	curing	me,	it is	remaining,

ut	egomet	consulam (sub.)	mihi.
that	I indeed	consult	to me (for myself.)

Nolui	vos	ignorare	id.	Nam
I was unwilling	you	to be ignorant of	that.	For

stat	mihi	desinere	alere
it stands	to me (I have determined)	to cease	to nourish

morbum.	Namque	quicquid	cibi	[que	potionis]
the disease.	For	whatever	of food	[and	of drink].

sumsi	his	diebus,	produxi	vitam,	ita
I have taken	in these	days,	I have prolonged	life,	so

ut	auxerim (sub.)	dolores	sine	spe	salutis.
that	I have increased	pains	without	hope	of safety.

Quare	peto	a	vobis,	primum,	ut
Wherefore	I seek	from	you,	first,	that

probetis	meum	consilium,	deinde,
you may approve of	my	design,	then,

conemini	ne	frustra	dehortando.
you may endeavour	not	in vain	by dissuading.

XXII

Hac	oratione	habita,	tanta	constantia
This	speech	being held,	with so great	steadiness

vocis	atque	vultus,	ut	videretur (sub.)
of voice	and	of countenance,	that	he did seem

non	migrare	ex	vita,	sed	ex	domo	in
not	to remove	out of	life,	but	out of	house	into

domum,	quum	quidem	Agrippa	flens	atque
house,	when	indeed	Agrippa	weeping	and

osculans,	oraret (sub.)	atque	obsecraret (sub.)	eum,
kissing,	did pray	and	entreat	him,

ne	ipse	quoque	acceleraret	sibi	ad	id
lest	he	also	should hasten	to himself	to	that

quod	natura	cogeret,	et	quoniam	tum
which	nature	would force (him),	and	since	then

quoque	posset	superesse	temporibus,
also	he might be able	to survive	to times,

reservaret	se	sibi	que	suis,
he should preserve	himself	to himself	and	to his own,

depressit	preces	eius	sua	taciturna
he checked	the prayers	of him	by his	silent

obstinatione.	Sic	quum	abstinuisset (sub.)	se
obstinacy.	So	when	he had abstained	himself

biduum	cibo,	subito	febris	decessit,	que
two days	from food,	on a sudden	the fever	departed,	and

morbus	coepit	esse	levior.	Tamen	nihilo
the disease	began	to be	lighter.	Yet	by nothing

secius	peregit	propositum.	Itaque	quinto
less	he performed	purpose.	Therefore	in the fifth

die,	postquam	inierat	id	consilium,
day,	after that	he had gone into	that	design,

pridie	Calendas	Apriles,	Cneio	Domitio,
the day before	the Calends	of April,	Cneius	Domitius,

Caio	Sosio	consulibus,	decessit.	Elatus-est
Caius	Sosius	consuls,	he departed.	He was carried out (for burial)

in	lecticula,	ut	ipse	praescripserat,
in	a little couch,	as	himself	had prescribed,

sine	ulla	pompa	funeris,	omnibus
without	any	pomp	of funeral,	all

bonis	comitantibus,	maxima	frequentia
good (men)	accompanying,	a very great	crowd

vulgi.	Sepultus-est	iuxta	Appiam	viam,	ad
of vulgar.	He was buried	near	the Appian	way,	to (at)

quintum	lapidem,	in	monumento	sui	avunculi
the fifth	stone,	in	the tomb	of his	uncle

Quinti	Caecilii.
Quintus	Caecilius.

1. Sesterce, a Roman silver coin, equivalent to 2 1/2 of the as, a brass coin of a pound weight. Hence in the text the sesterce is LLS. libra libra semis = about 2d. of our money.
2. Dodrans, 3/4 of the as, applied, in general, for three-parts of any thing: taken from the phrase facere heredem ex asse, to make universal heir.
3. Sestertium is equivalent to 1000 sesterces; and the numerical adverb joined, makes it so many hundred thousand sesterces. The sum then is 10,000,000 sesterces, equivalent to about L. 80,729 of our money.
4. The public sales, by order of the Censor, were held under a spear, erected where the crier stood. The sales alluded to, as we learn from the following sentence, were those of the public revenues.
5. Or school; as our word school is just the Greek σχολή, relaxation. It is easy to see the association in the minds of both these ancient nations.
6. Sal, salt; in a derivative sense, taste, elegance, neatness, wit.
7. See former note to Chap. V.
8. That is, that he had never incurred her displeasure.