SOMNIUM SCIPIONIS
- Cicero De Re Publica (54-51 B.C.)


13) Sed quo sis (pres sbj) , Africane, alacrior ad tutandam (part ft pass) rem publicam,
In order that you may, Africanus, be even more assiduous in protecting the Republic,

sic habeto (fut imperative) :
be assured that,

omnibus, qui patriam conservaverint (pf sbj) , adiuverint (pf sbj) , auxerint (pf sbj) ,
for all who have protected their fatherland and have aided and advanced it,

certum esse (pres inf) in caelo definitum (part pf pass) locum,
there has been allotted in heaven a special place

ubi beati aevo sempiterno fruantur (pres sbj) ;
where those blessed ones enjoy eternal life.

nihil est (pres ind) enim illi principi deo, qui omnem mundum regit (pres ind) ,
To that first of gods who rules all the universe

quod quidem in terris fiat (pres sbj) , acceptius quam concilia coetusque hominum iure sociati (part pf pass) ,
there is no earthly institution more pleasing than the assemblies and gathering of men ruled by law

quae civitates appellantur (pres ind pass) ;
which are called cities

harum rectores et conservatores hinc profecti ( part pf dep) huc revertuntur (pres ind dep) .
and the rulers and protectors of these are sent from heaven and to heaven return.