I.2.13 (2)

ID 980
Corpus Cicero: Ad Quintum Fratrem
Reference I.2.13 (2)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 25/10/59
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Quintus
Citation Greek Code Switch ἅπαξ θανεῖν
Latin Context de Censorino, Antonio, Cassiis, Scaevola, te ab iis diligi, ut scribis, uehementer gaudeo, cetera fuerunt in eadem epistula graviora quam uellem, ‘ὀρθὰν τὰν ναῦν’ et ‘ἅπαξ θανεῖν.’ maiora ista erant.
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra?
Function Code Switch Quotation: Quintus | Quotation: Literary (Aeschylus (partial))
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Quintus in danger of prosecution? Cicero quotes Quintus' letter, in which he used these quotations to demonstrate that he proposed to make the best of things (in response to Cicero's criticisms of his behaviour). Cicero complains that Quintus' letter took a graver tone than he would have wished.
Comments Quotation from Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 750.