83 (IV.6.2)
| ID | 667 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Atticum |
| Reference | 83 (IV.6.2) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 19/4/55 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Atticus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | Σπάρταν ἔλαχες, ταύταν κόσμει |
| Latin Context | |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra? |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: proverb/gnomic statement |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Used in support of Atticus' recommendation for collaboration with cause of the optimates rather than retreat: 'Sparta' represents Cicero's only option and he has to make the best of it. |
| Comments | Here quoted in full; cf. 20 (I.20). |