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among whom Marcus Antonius (O ye immortal
gods, avert, I pray you, and efface this omen), has promised to divide this
city. May things rather happen O Romans as you pray that they should, and may
the chastisement of this frenzy fall on him and on his friend. And, indeed, I
feel sure that it will be so. For I think that at present not only men but the
immortal gods have all united together to preserve this republic. For if the
immortal gods foreshow us the future, by means of portents and prodigies then it
has been openly revealed to us that punishment is near at hand to him, and
liberty to us. Or if it was impossible for such unanimity on the part of all men
to exist without the inspiration of the gods, in either case how can we doubt as
to the indications of the heavenly deities?
It only remains, O Romans, for you to persevere in the sentiments which you at
present display.
M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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