M. Tullius Cicero, Pro Archia Poeta, ed. Albert Curtis Clark, 31

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[31] qua re conservate, iudices, hominem pudore eo quem amicorum videtis comprobari cum dignitate, tum etiam vetustate¹, ingenio autem tanto quantum² id convenit existimari, quod summorum hominum iudiciis³ expetitum esse videatis, causa vero eius⁴ modi quae beneficio legis, auctoritate municipi, testimonio Luculli, tabulis Metelli comprobetur. quae cum ita sint, petimus⁵ a vobis, iudices, si qua non modo humana verum etiam divina in tantis ingeniis⁶ commendatio debet esse, ut eum qui vos, qui vestros imperatores, qui populi Romani⁷ res gestas semper ornavit, qui etiam his recentibus nostris vestrisque domesticis periculis aeternum se testimonium laudis⁸ daturum esse profitetur, quique est ex⁹ eo numero qui semper apud omnis sancti sunt habiti itaque¹⁰ dicti, sic in vestram accipiatis fidem ut humanitate vestra levatus potius quam acerbitate violatus esse videatur.

Pro Archia Poeta. M. Tullius Cicero. ed. Albert Curtis Clark. Oxford. 1911.

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Pro Archia Poeta (Latin) (Cicero. M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes, Volume 6. Clark, Albert Curtis, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1911.)

Translations (1)

For A.L. Archias Perseus (Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 2. Yonge, Charles Duke, translator. London: Bell, 1856.) — 31 focus

[31]
Preserve then, O judges, a man of such virtue as that of Archias, which you see testified to you not only by the worth of his friends, but by the length of time during which they have been such to him, and of such genius as you ought to think is his, when you see that it as been sought by most illustrious men. And his cause is one which is approved of by the benevolence of the law by the authority of his municipality, by the testimony of Lucullus, and by the documentary evidence of Metellus. And as this is the case, we do entreat you, O judges, if there may be any weight attached, I will not say to human, but even to divine recommendation in such important matters, to receive under your protection that man who has at all times done honour to your generals and to the exploits of the Roman people,—who even in these recent perils of our own, and in your domestic dangers, promises to give an eternal testimony of praise in our favour, and who forms one of that band of poets who have at all times and in all nations been considered and called holy, so that he may seem relieved by your humanity, rather than overwhelmed by your severity.

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Pro Archia Poeta

1. venustate codd.: corr. Muretus

2. quantum ς mg., ς, Sylvius: quanto cett.

3. iudiciis Madvig: ingeniis codd.

4. huius E

5. petimus om. G

6. ingeniis GEe: negotiis cett.

7. Romani om. G

8. laudis GEea χ2: laudum cett.

9. quique est ex scripsi: quique est k, Angelius: isque est cett.: estque ex Madvig

10. itaque atque Ek

Commentary

Commentary on Oration For Archias (Select Orations of Cicero (Allen and Greenough's Edition). Greenough, James Bradstreet; Kittredge, George Lyman, editors. Boston, London: Ginn & Company, 1897.) focus

pudore eo , of such high character (i.e. sense of honor and self-respect, as contrasted with the unprincipled Greek hangers-on with whom Roman society was infested).

vetustate , i.e. long-continued friendship (see sect. 5 ).

id existimari depends on convenit , it is fitting.

videatis , subj. of integral part.

municipi , i.e. Heraclia.

comprobetur , subj. of characteristic.

ut , with

accipiatis , p. 168, l. 2 .

ex eo numero , i.e. of poets.

ab eo qui , etc.: Q. Cicero (see Introd.).

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