§12.23.1omnem condicionem imperi tui statumque provinciae mihi demonstravit Tratorius.
Tratorius has explained to me the entire condition of your command and the state of your province.
O multa intolerabilia locis omnibus! sed quo tua maior dignitas, eo quae tibi acciderunt minus ferenda; neque enim, quae tu propter magnitudinem et animi et ingeni moderate fers, a te ea non ulciscenda sunt, etiam si non sunt dolenda.
Oh, so many intolerable things in every place! But the greater your dignity, the less tolerable are the things that have happened to you; for those things which you, on account of the greatness of both your mind and your talent, bear with moderation, must not for that reason not be avenged by you, even if they are not to be grieved over.
sed haec posterius.
But of these things later.
rerum urbanarum acta tibi mitti certo scio.
I know for certain that the gazette of city affairs is being sent to you.
§12.23.2quod ni ita putarem, ipse perscriberem in primisque Caesaris Octaviani conatum; de quo multitudini fictum ab Antonio crimen videtur, ut in pecuniam adulescentis impetum faceret; prudentes autem et boni viri et credunt factum et probant.
If I did not think so, I would write them down myself, and especially the attempt of Caesar Octavianus; concerning which a charge forged by Antonius seems to the multitude to have been made, so that he might make an onslaught on the young man's money; but wise and good men both believe it was done and approve of it.
quid quaeris? magna spes est in eo; nihil est quod non existimetur laudis et gloriae causa facturus.
In short, there is great hope in him; there is nothing which he is not expected to do for the sake of praise and glory.
Antonius autem, noster familiaris, tanto se odio esse intellegit ut, cum interfectores suos domi comprenderit, rem proferre non audeat.
But Antonius, our intimate friend, understands that he is in such great hatred that, though he has arrested his would-be assassins in his house, he does not dare to bring the matter forward.
A. d. vii Id. Oct. Brundisium erat profectus obviam legionibus Macedonicis quattuor, quas sibi conciliare pecunia cogitabat easque ad urbem adducere et in cervicibus nostris conlocare.
On the seventh day before the Ides of October, he set out for Brundisium to meet the four Macedonian legions, which he was planning to win over to himself with money, and to lead them to the city, and to place them on our necks.
§12.23.3habes formam rei p. , si in castris potest esse res p. ; in quo tuam vicem saepe doleo, quod nullam partem per aetatem sanae et salvae rei p. gustare potuisti.
...You have the shape of the republic, if a republic can exist in a camp; in which I often grieve on your account, because on account of your age you have not been able to taste any part of a sound and safe republic.
atque antehac quidem sperare saltem licebat, nunc etiam id ereptum est.
And previously indeed it was at least permitted to hope; now even that has been snatched away.
quae enim est spes, cum in contione dicere ausus sit Antonius Cannutium apud eos locum sibi quaerere quibus se salvo locus in civitate esse non posset?
For what hope is there, when Antonius has dared to say in an assembly that Cannutius is seeking a place for himself among those for whom, while he is safe, there can be no place in the state?
§12.23.4equidem et haec et omnia quae homini accidere possunt sic fero ut philosophiae magnam habeam gratiam, quae me non modo ab sollicitudine abducit sed etiam contra omnis fortunae impetus armat, tibique idem censeo faciendum nec a quo culpa absit quicquam in malis numerandum.
Indeed, I bear both these and all things that can happen to a man in such a way that I feel great gratitude to philosophy, which not only leads me away from anxiety but also arms me against all the assaults of fortune, and I think the same must be done by you, and that nothing from which fault is absent should be counted among evils.
sed haec tu melius.
But you know these things better.
Tratorium nostrum cum semper probassem, tum maxime in tuis rebus summam eius fidem, diligentiam prudentiamque cognovi.
While I have always approved of our friend Tratorius, I have especially in your affairs recognized his highest loyalty, diligence, and prudence.
da operam ut valeas; hoc mihi gratius facere nihil potes.
Take care that you are well; you can do nothing more pleasing to me than this.