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Cicero · Letters to Atticus §15.24.1

News of Brutus's Departure and a Statement of Case Sent to Atticus

Passage 433 of 461 · Latin

Summary

Cicero learns from his returned messenger that Brutus has already departed and his letter was not delivered. Since Silius did not come, Cicero has written a statement of his case, sent it to Atticus, and asked when to expect him.

§15.24.1tabellarius quem ad Brutum miseram ex itinere rediit vii Kal.
The letter-carrier whom I had sent to Brutus returned from his journey on the seventh day before the Kalends.
ei Servilia dixit eo die Brutum †his† profectum.
Servilia told him that Brutus had set out †from here† on that day.
sane dolui meas litteras redditas non esse.
I was truly sorry that my letter had not been delivered.
Silius ad me non venerat.
Silius had not come to me.
causam composui; eum libellum tibi misi.
I have drawn up a statement of my case; I have sent that booklet to you.
te quo die exspectem velim scire.
I should like to know on what day I am to expect you.

Notes

  1. §15.24.1vii Kal. — Abbreviation for 'ante diem septimum Kalendas'. In this context (events in June), it refers to the seventh day before the Kalends of July, i.e., June 25.
  2. §15.24.1Brutum †his† profectum — An accusative with infinitive construction (indirect statement) introduced by 'dixit', with 'Brutum' as the subject accusative and 'profectum [esse]' as the infinitive. The daggered word '†his†' represents a corrupt manuscript reading, likely an error for 'hinc' ('from here') or a specific place name.
  3. §15.24.1te quo die exspectem — 'te' is the direct object of 'exspectem'. 'quo die exspectem' forms an indirect question acting as the object of 'scire', where the subjunctive present 'exspectem' denotes deliberation or expectation ('on which day I should expect').

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Cicero, Letters to Atticus §15.24.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi057.humanitext-lat1:15.24.1

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