20 (I.20.3)

ID 761
Corpus Cicero: Ad Atticum
Reference 20 (I.20.3)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 12/5/60
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Atticus
Citation Greek Code Switch Σπάρταν
Latin Context
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Quotation: Atticus | Quotation: Proverb/gnomic statement (partial)
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Sparta here stands for the cause of the optimates, which is the lot that has fallen to Cicero: he has to make the best of it.
Comments Shackleton Bailey: Atticus had quoted a Greek saying ("Sparta is your portion, make the most of it").