Cicero - part 19

Occiso Sex. Roscio primus Ameriam nuntiat Mallius Glaucia quidam

When Sextus Roscius was killed, the first man to bring new to America was a certain Mallius Glaucia

Homo tenuis libertinus, cliens et familiaris istius Titi Rosci

A poor man, a freedman, a client and friend of that Titus Roscius (Magnus)

Et nuntiat domum non filii sed T Capitonis inimici

And he brought the news to the house not of the son but of his personal enemy Titus Roscius

Et cum post horam primum noctis occisus esset

And although he had been killed after the first hour of night

Primo diluculo nuntius hic Ameriam venit

At first daylight, this messenger came to Ameria

Decem horis nocturnis sex et quinquaginta milia passuum cisiis pervolavit

He flew along in 10 hours of the night 56 miles in a light two wheeled carriage

Non modo ut exoptatum inimico nuntium primus adferret

Not only to bring the longed-for news to the enemy first

Sed etiam cruorem inimici quam recentissimum

But also to show as fresh as possible

Telumque paulo ante e corpore extractum ostenderet

And the weapon, pulled out a little before from the body