Cicero 4.23 Flashcards
quae cum ita sint, pro imperio, pro exercitu, pro provincia quam neglexi, pro triumpho ceterisque laudis insignibus quae sunt a me propter urbis vestraeque salutis custodiam repudiata,
As, then, this is the case, O conscript fathers, instead of my military command—instead of the army,——instead of the province [Note] which I have neglected, and the other badges of honour which have been rejected by me for the sake of protecting the city and your safety,—
pro clientelishospitiisque [Note] provincialibus quae tamen urbanis opibus non minore labore tueor quam comparo,
in place of the ties of clientship and hospitality with citizens in the provinces, which, however, by my influence in the city, I study to preserve with as much toil as I labour to acquire them
pro his igitur omnibus rebus, pro meis in vos singularibus studiis proque hac quam perspicitis[Note] ad conservandam rem publicam diligentia nihil a vobis nisi huius temporis totiusque mei consulatus memoriam postulo:
—in place of all these things, and in reward for my singular zeal in your behalf, and for this diligence in saving the republic which you behold, I ask nothing of you but the recollection of this time and of my whole consulship.
quae dum erit in vestris fixa mentibus, tutissimo me muro saeptum essearbitrabor.
And as long as that is fixed in your minds, I still think I am fenced round by the strongest wall.
quod si meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit, commendo vobis parvum meum filium, cui profecto satis erit praesidi non solum ad salutem verum etiam ad dignitatem, sieius qui haec omnia suo solius [Note] periculo conservarit illum filium esse [Note] memineritis.
But if the violence of wicked men shall deceive and overpower my expectations, I recommend to you my little son, to whom, in truth, it will be protection enough, not only for his safety, but even for his dignity if you recollect that he is the son of him who has saved all these things at his own single risk.
