Book 3 — Fragments of Uncertain Position
Original Latin
SECTION 1
(Non. 301M) Est igitur quiddam turbulentum in hominibus singulis, quod vel exultat voluptate vel molestia frangitur.
SECTION 2
(Non. 364M) Sed ut ipsi †seu animum periclitentur sum vident, quid se putent esse facturos.
SECTION 3
(Non. 431M) Poeni primi mercaturis et mercibus suis avaritiam et magnificentiam et inexplebiles cupiditates omnium rerum inportaverunt in Graeciam.
SECTION 4
(Sch. Iuvenal. Sat. 10.362) Sardanapallus ille vitiis multo quam nomine ipso deformior.
SECTION 5
(Prisc. GL 2.255K) nisi si quis Athonem pro monumento vult funditus efficere. Quis enim est Athos aut Olympus tantus?
Musean translation
All surviving text in Mueller’s 1889 edition, including the Dream of Scipio and fragments. Machine-assisted Musean translation directly from Latin, independently of Plain English, with Latin-source model review. […] marks loss; † marks a corrupt reading. In the Original, braces mark deleted words, which are not translated. Unidentified letter remnants remain in the Original.
SECTION 1
(Non. 301M) There is, then, something turbulent within each of us, which either leaps with pleasure or is broken by distress.
SECTION 2
(Non. 364M) But as they themselves †or if should put the mind to the test—I am—they see what they think they are going to do.
SECTION 3
(Non. 431M) The Carthaginians were the first, through their trade and their merchandise, to bring greed, extravagance, and insatiable desires for everything into Greece.
SECTION 4
(Sch. Iuvenal. Sat. 10.362) That Sardanapallus, far more disfigured by his vices than by his very name.
SECTION 5
(Prisc. GL 2.255K) unless someone wants to turn the whole of Athos into a monument. For what Athos or Olympus is so great?
Plain English translation
All surviving text in Mueller’s 1889 edition, including the Dream of Scipio and fragments. Machine-assisted Plain English directly from Latin, not from Musean or a historical English edition, with Latin-source model review. […] marks loss; † marks a corrupt reading. In the Original, braces mark deleted words, which are not translated. Unidentified letter remnants remain in the Original.
SECTION 1
(Non. 301M) So there is something restless in each person that either jumps with pleasure or breaks down under distress.
SECTION 2
(Non. 364M) But as they themselves †or if test the mind—I am—they see what they think they will do.
SECTION 3
(Non. 431M) The Carthaginians were the first to bring greed, extravagant spending, and an endless appetite for everything into Greece through their trade and merchandise.
SECTION 4
(Sch. Iuvenal. Sat. 10.362) That Sardanapallus, whose faults were far uglier than his very name.
SECTION 5
(Prisc. GL 2.255K) unless someone wants to turn the whole of Athos into a monument. For what Athos or Olympus is big enough?
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Book 3 — Fragments of Uncertain Position is part of On the Republic by Marcus Tullius Cicero. This page sets the Latin original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is part 5 of 10 in the work, which is kept in the Roman tradition.
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