M. Tullius Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei Ad Quirites, ed. Albert Curtis Clark, 68

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[68] qua re nolite dubitare quin¹ huic uni credatis omnia qui inter² tot annos³ unus inventus est quem socii in urbis suas cum exercitu venisse gauderent⁴.

quod si auctoritatibus hanc causam, Quirites, confirmandam putatis, est vobis auctor vir bellorum omnium maximarumque rerum peritissimus, P. Publius Servilius, cuius tantae res gestae terra marique exstiterunt ut, cum de bello deliberetis, auctor vobis gravior esse nemo⁵ debeat; est C. Curio, summis vestris beneficiis⁶ maximisque rebus gestis, summo ingenio et prudentia praeditus, est Cn. Gnaeus Lentulus in quo omnes pro amplissimis vestris honoribus summum consilium, summam gravitatem esse cognostis⁷, est C. Gaius Cassius, integritate, veritate⁸, constantia singulari. qua re videte ut horum⁹ auctoritatibus illorum¹⁰ orationi qui dissentiunt respondere posse videamur.

De Imperio Cn. Pompei Ad Quirites. M. Tullius Cicero. ed. Albert Curtis Clark. Oxford. 1908.

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De Imperio Cn. Pompei Ad Quirites (Latin) (Cicero. M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes, Volume 1. Clark, Albert Curtis, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.)

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In Defense of the Proposed Manilian Law Perseus (Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 2. Yonge, Charles Duke, translator. London: Bell, 1856.) — 68 focus

[68] And, therefore, do not you doubt to entrust everything to him alone, when he has been found to be the only man for many years whom the allies are glad to see come to their cities with an army. And if you think that our side of the argument, O Romans, should be confirmed by authorities, you have the authority of Publius Servilius, a man of the greatest skill in all wars, and in affairs of the greatest importance, who has performed such mighty achievements by land and sea, that, when you are deliberating about war, no one's authority ought to have more weight with you. You have the authority of Caius Curio, a man who has received great kindnesses from you, who has performed great exploits, who is endued with the highest abilities and wisdom; and of Cnaeus Lentulus, in whom all of you know there is (as, indeed, there ought to be from the ample honours which you have heaped upon him) the most eminent wisdom, and the greatest dignity of character; and of Caius Cassius, a man of extraordinary integrity, and valour, and virtue. Consider, therefore, whether we do not seem by the authority of these men to give a sufficient answer to the speeches of those men who differ from us.

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De Imperio Cn. Pompei Ad Quirites

1. Quirites, quin Lambinus

2. inter intra b2

3. tot annos HE: annos tot T δ est H: sit cett.

4. gauderent (-et) H: gaudeant cett.

5. esse nemo T δ: nemo esse HE ( cf. Zielinski p. 199)

6. beneficiis usus add. Lambinus ( malim adfectus, cf. §§51, 71)

7. cognostis HT: cognovistis E: cognoscitis δ

8. veritate H: virtute cett. ( cf. Verr. i. 4)

9. ut horum num horum b2 ψ, ed. R: unde horum σ mg.: horumne Madvig: fort. utrum horum

10. illorum eorum H

Commentary

Notes on The Manilian Law (Select Orations of Cicero (Allen and Greenough's Edition). Greenough, James Bradstreet; Kittredge, George Lyman, editors. Boston, London: Ginn & Company, 1897.) focus

dubitare quin , hesitate. The usual construction in this sense would be with the infin.; § 558 , a, N.1 (332,g, N.2); B. 298, b; G. 555, R3; 14.596, I (505, i); cf. H.-B. 502, 3, b, 586.

auctoritatibus , i.e. the opinions of influential men (cf.

auctor in the next line).

est vobis auctor , you have as authority. P. Servilius (Vatia Isauricus) was one of the most reputable men of the time. He held the proconsulship of Cilicia, B.C. 78-75, in which he gained great successes over the pirates. It was probably his intimate knowledge of the region and the kind of warfare, that led him to support this vigorous measure.

debeat : for tense, see § 435 , a (287, a); Cf. B. 268, 1; H-B. 481.

Curio : see note on Impeachment of Verres, sect. 18, p. 34, l. 29 .

Lentulus : Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, cos. B.C. 72; not to be confounded with Lentulus Sura, ens. B.C. 71, the accomplice of Catiline.

Cassius : for the character of this family, see note on Verr. 1, sect. 30 , p. 39, l. 3 .

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