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


9) Cum (circumstantial requiring subjunctive) in Africam venissem (plupf sbj) Manio Manilio consuli ad quartam legionem tribunus, ut scitis (pres ind) , militum,
When I had come to Africa as tribune of the soldiers with the fourth legion, for the consul Manius manilius, as you know

nihil mihi fuit (pf ind) potius, quam ut Masinissam convenirem (plupf sbj) regem, familiae nostrae iustis de causis amicissimum.
Nothing was more importance to me than to visit King Masinissa who was an intimate family friend for some very good reasons.

Ad quem ut veni (pf ind) , conplexus (part pf dep) me senex conlacrimavit (pf ind) aliquantoque post suspexit (pf ind) ad caelum
When I came to him the old man embraced me and wept and after a little while he looked up to the heavens

et: Grates, inquit (pres ind) , tibi ago (pres ind) ,
and said: "I give you thanks,

summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui caelites, quod, ante quam ex hac vita migro (pres ind) ,
Great Sun, and to you also, the rest of the Heavenly Beings, that before I depart from this life

conspicio (pres ind) in meo regno et his tectis Publium Cornelium Scipionem, cuius ego nomine ipso recreor (pres ind pass) ;
I see in my kingdom and in my house a Publicus Cornelius Scipio whose very name refreshes me.

itaque numquam ex animo meo discedit (pf ind) illius optimi atque invictissimi viri memoria.
For never has the memory of that superb and unconquerable man faded from my mind

deinde ego illum de suo regno, ille me de nostra re publica percontatus est (pf ind pass dep) ,
Then we discussed the affairs of his kingdom and the affairs of our Republic

multisque verbis ultro citroque habitis (part pf pass) ille nobis consumptus est (pf ind pass) dies.
and that day was spent with the exchange of many stories on this side and on ther other side .