Mirum, Caesar, videretur, si desidem Aegyptum cessantemque Nilum non sensisset urbis annona; quae tuis opibus, tua cura usque illuc redundavit, ut simul probaretur et nos Aegypto posse et nobis Aegyptum carere non posse.
It might seem a miracle, Caesar, that the citys corn-supply had been unaffected by Egypts shortcomings and the defection of the Nile, but thanks to your vigilance and bounty it has been dispensed so freely that two points are proved: we have no need of Egypt, but Egypt must always need us.
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