171 (IX.5.3)

ID 389
Corpus Cicero: Ad Atticum
Reference 171 (IX.5.3)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 10/3/49
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Atticus
Citation Greek Code Switch αὐτίκα τεθναίην, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἄρ᾽ἔμελλον ἑταίρῳ κτεινομένῳ ἐπαμῦναι
Latin Context
Inter/Intra Sentential Inter?
Function Code Switch Quotation: literary (Homer)
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context C would welcome death after Pompey is killed since he cannot now help his friend
Comments Iliad 18.98–9: Achilles to Thetis.