124 (VII.1.4)

ID 577
Corpus Cicero: Ad Atticum
Reference 124 (VII.1.4)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 16/10/50
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Atticus
Citation Greek Code Switch αἱδεομαι non Pompeium modo sed Τρῶας καὶ Τρῳάδας.
Latin Context
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Quotation: literary (Homer)
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Cicero fears not only Pompey's reaction to his intended course of action in the upcoming civil war, but that of the public as a whole.
Comments Iliad 6.442, 22.105 ("a favourite with Cicero" Shackleton Bailey: see also 25 (II.5.1)). Here, quoted without adjective 'long-gowned' (ἐλκεσιπέπλους). Interrupted by Latin.