Cicero - De imperio

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satis mihi multa verba fecisse video;r, qua re esset hoc genere ipso necessarium, magnitudine periculosum
i think that i have said quite enough words, as to why this war in its very nature is necessary, in its enormity dangerous
1 of 6
restat ut de imperatore ad id bellum deligendo ac tantis rebus praeficiendo dicendum esse videatur.
it stands that i must speak about the general who must be chosen for that war and must be put in charge of such matters
2 of 6
utinam, quiretes, virorum fortium atque innocentium copiam tantam haberetis, ut haec vobis deliberatio difficilis esset,
i wish, Romans, that you had such a great supply of brave and virtuous men, that it was a difficult choice for you
3 of 6
quemnam potissimum tantis rebus ac tanto bello praeficiendum putaretis!
whom you thought above all must be put in charge of such matters and such a war!
4 of 6
nunc vero- cum sit unus Cn. Pompeius , qui non modo eorum hominum qui nunc sunt gloriam, sed etiam antiquitatis memoriam virtute superarit-
as it is indeed, when there is Gnaius Pompey alone, who has surpassed in virtue not only the glory of these men who live now, but even the memory of antiquity (traditions)
5 of 6
quae res est quae cuiusquam animum in hac causa dubium facere possit?
what is there that, in this case, can make anyone's mind doubtful?
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Card 2

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it stands that i must speak about the general who must be chosen for that war and must be put in charge of such matters

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restat ut de imperatore ad id bellum deligendo ac tantis rebus praeficiendo dicendum esse videatur.

Card 3

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i wish, Romans, that you had such a great supply of brave and virtuous men, that it was a difficult choice for you

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Card 4

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whom you thought above all must be put in charge of such matters and such a war!

Back

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Card 5

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as it is indeed, when there is Gnaius Pompey alone, who has surpassed in virtue not only the glory of these men who live now, but even the memory of antiquity (traditions)

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