Resultados25 letters/passages
symmachus · c. 382 · score 0.02
… ause of justice itself — that's your chief concern — but I do dare ask that the imperial response come quickly, to give force to the rulings already made.
symmachus · c. 386 · score 0.02
The palatine officials [imperial court staff] accused of wrongdoing, whom Your Excellency ordered brought from Bruttium [southern Italy], were produced by the soldier dispatched from the praetorium. But since the same case falls under the sacred court's jurisdicti …
symmachus · c. 367 · score 0.02
… times spares this afflicted household. Otherwise the property restored through imperial indulgence will be consumed by the increase of the debt. The young Augustus will follow, as we hope, in the beneficent footsteps of his father, since the succession of empire has come to him together with his brother, and with it t …
symmachus · c. 382 · score 0.02
Word is that you've ordered Ampelius and some other senators from Sardinia, as is claimed, to appear before the appropriate court on criminal charges. I now hear they've been transferred to another tribunal. If your own recollection matches this account, I think it's only fair that you attend to the enforcement of your …
symmachus · c. 397 · score 0.02
Rufus, the treasurer of the pontifical college, is bringing you the college's formal petition. He's been specifically entrusted with the matter of retaining the Vaganensis estate [a piece of land belonging to the priestly college]. I beg you: make it seem as though your help in this matter were divinely provided. And r …
symmachus · c. 394 · score 0.02
You are still silent, but my loquacity is not restrained by your example, and my leisure gives me too convenient an opportunity for a flood of words. For I am in the country, though I do not rusticate. From the bank of the Tiber -- for the river flows through my estate -- I watch the laden ships pass by, no longer anxi …
symmachus · c. 376 · score 0.01
… herefore, that with your support he may secure the official recognition of this imperial appointment. Under so pious a ruler of the republic, it should be easy for the humanity of the age to overcome an individual's misfortunes.
symmachus · c. 402 · score 0.01
Alexander, a most honorable man who has been assigned a provincial governorship, believes his position would be greatly enhanced by winning your friendship. He's enlisted me as his advocate, knowing that my letters carry enough weight with you to make this recommendation equivalent to the highest testimony. Farewell.
symmachus · c. 392 · score 0.01
To the excellent Bonosus -- who, after completing his palatine military service, has demonstrated his integrity through the double test of administration -- I offer my warmest commendation. A man who has served well in both military and civil capacities has proven himself twice over. Bonosus belongs to that rare class …
symmachus · c. 378 · score 0.01
With the blessing of the divine powers, my son Symmachus will assume the fasces [the ceremonial rods symbolizing... [The Latin manuscript tradition for this letter (Symmachus, Epistulae Book 8, Letter 25) is heavily corrupt or fragmentary. The above is a partial rendering based on the best available source.]
symmachus · c. 392 · score 0.01
To Longinianus. You previously deigned to embrace the friendship of my lord and son Flavianus, but now the time has come for you to show him proofs of true intimacy. For he has been summoned by the sacred letters of our lord Honorius, the most august emperor, to the office of the distinguished consul, and this will giv …
symmachus · c. 384 · score 0.01
...so you should know that these friends were hand-picked by the distinguished consul himself, and that you are the first to receive the emperor's gracious words after the recent uncertainties of fortune. As for your business matter -- the one you wanted me to raise with the holy tribune -- I'm happy to take it on. In …
symmachus · c. 394 · score 0.01
Outstanding merits require no supporting witness, since virtue, conspicuous in its own light, rejects the aid of another's recommendation. Therefore, since our lord and brother Licinius has been made famous by the governance of the state conducted according to the standards of ancient discipline, what can my letter add …
symmachus · c. 389 · score 0.01
… ur lord Valentinian's inaugural consulship. The occasion is grand, as befits an imperial inauguration, and the city is full of notables from across the empire. I have taken the opportunity to attend to various matters of business while here, and I hope to return with good news on several fronts. The journey was tolerab …
symmachus · c. 375 · score 0.01
Sicily's provincial assembly has sent Ambrosius, one of the leading men of the provincial bar, to our lords and emperors. He carries various petitions that seem to concern the public good. If you lend him your support, I believe his effort will bear fruit. I ask you, therefore — whether for the merit of the delegation …
symmachus · c. 368 · score 0.01
Your first letter reached me — so short, so hurried, it seemed to be imitating your journey. But believe me, the brevity wasn't unwelcome. You managed to cover in a few concise lines everything I wanted to know about your well-being: how strong your health is, how quickly you arrived, what reception you found with our …
symmachus · c. 397 · score 0.01
The protector Valentinianus, who was some time ago entrusted and commended to you through my good offices under your patronage, continues to deserve your support. Whatever further assistance you can provide will be well placed. I do not ask lightly -- I have seen his conduct and can attest to its quality. What you do f …
symmachus · c. 383 · score 0.01
… outh and been marked by a judicial ruling, now implores the surest remedy -- an imperial pardon. But so that the desired result may smile on him quickly, he has hoped that the cause of his petition might be entrusted to your care. The essence of his request is this: that through the remission of the judgment against hi …
symmachus · c. 384 · score 0.01
When the imperial letter was delivered to me -- summoning us to attend the distinguished consul's ceremony -- I noticed another dispatch addressed to you with the same honorific invitation. The consul's own letter was also handed over by the same co …
symmachus · c. 400 · score 0.01
You judged rightly and commendably that our brother Tatianus, the spectabilis, should be entrusted with the task. I can confirm from my own knowledge that he is a man worthy of the confidence you have placed in him. His rank is a true reflection of his character, and I have no doubt that he will carry out his responsib …
symmachus · c. 370 · score 0.01
[This is a lengthy letter substantially corrupted by OCR artifacts and interwoven editorial apparatus. The readable sections discuss: the Roman Senate's proceedings on a matter of public importance, detailed references to legal precedents, and Symmachus's role as a senior senator in formal deliberations. The critical a …
symmachus · c. 394 · score 0.01
Take heart — be patient with the duty that's been imposed on you. It often happens that proven merit is called back for a second round of service. Consider: do you think Atilius [a Roman exemplar of civic duty, who left his plow for public office] was happy to trade his fasces for the plow and halt his panting oxen in …
symmachus · c. 372 · score 0.01
… aim for themselves the windfall gains [bona caduca -- property that fell to the imperial treasury when intended heirs were disqualified], and that the position of honest men will grow worse if the opportunity for fraud falls only to those restrained by neither law nor shame. Therefore, since the emperor's own position …
symmachus · c. 367 · score 0.01
I hesitate to submit my writings to your eloquence, but I am equally careful not to refuse anything of mine to your affection. I have therefore sent you two short speeches recently published by me. One of them restrained a candidate who was resisting his appointment to the urban magistracy; the other took as its subjec …
symmachus · c. 390 · score 0.01
We need to renew our petition for the emperor's visit. The distinguished Theodorus has taken on the Milanese embassy and is reportedly pushing to have the provincial request take priority over the Senate's petition. The urban prefect wants you involved in this matter, and I expect he'll be writing to you about it himse …