Section 4
Original Latin
quod si mihi a vobis tribui concedique sentiam, perficiam profecto ut hunc A. Licinium non modo non segregandum, cum sit civis, a numero civium verum etiam, si non esset, putetis asciscendum fuisse.
Chapter 3
nam ut primum ex pueris excessit Archias atque ab eis artibus quibus aetas puerilis ad humanitatem informari solet, se ad scribendi studium contulit, primum Antiochiae— nam ibi natus est loco nobili—celebri quondam urbe et copiosa atque eruditissimis hominibus liberalissimisque studiis adfluenti, celeriter antecellere omnibus ingeni gloria coepit. post in ceteris Asiae partibus cunctaque Graecia sic eius adventus celebrabantur ut famam ingeni exspectatio hominis, exspectationem ipsius adventus admiratioque superaret.
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Latin in Clark’s 1911 edition; source-language model review recorded. Perseus transcription: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to the Perseus Project, Tufts University.
If I find that you grant and allow me this, I shall surely persuade you that Aulus Licinius here should not only remain among our citizens, since he is one, but that, even if he were not, he ought to have been admitted.
Chapter 3
For as soon as Archias passed beyond boyhood and the studies by which the young are ordinarily formed in humane learning, he devoted himself to writing. First at Antioch—where he was born into a distinguished family, in a city once renowned and prosperous, abounding in deeply learned men and the most liberal pursuits—he soon began to surpass everyone in the reputation of his talent. Later, throughout the rest of Asia and all of Greece, his visits were so celebrated that anticipation of the man surpassed the fame of his talent, while his arrival and the admiration he inspired surpassed that anticipation.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Latin, not from the Musean edition; source-language model review recorded. Perseus transcription: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to the Perseus Project, Tufts University.
If I find that you grant me this permission, I will certainly convince you of this: Aulus Licinius is a citizen and should not be removed from the citizen body. Indeed, even if he were not a citizen, you should think that he ought to have been admitted.
Chapter 3
As soon as Archias grew out of childhood and moved beyond the subjects usually taught to give children a well-rounded education, he devoted himself to writing. He first began to outshine everyone in the reputation of his talent at Antioch. He was born there into a distinguished family. It was once a busy, wealthy city, full of highly learned people and the finest intellectual pursuits. Later, people throughout the rest of Asia and all of Greece celebrated his visits. Their eagerness to meet him exceeded even the reports of his talent. When he arrived, their admiration exceeded even their expectations.
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