Resultados25 letters/passages
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. 392 · score 0.02
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. 384 · score 0.02
...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. 389 · score 0.02
… 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 0.02
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. 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. 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. 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. 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 …
symmachus · c. 398 · score 0.01
While a notorious case was pending in the court of the prefecture, Dyscolius, who had brought an action for theft and had implicated many men of our order with his accusation, secretly entered into a pact with the defendants and evaded the hearing, not without bringing discredit upon the judge. An officer has been disp …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
I feel utterly unequal to the task of thanking you properly for what you've done for my son Flavianus. Words come easier than deeds, and yet I cannot make my words match the scale of your kindness. The joy isn't mine alone — with Flavianus, lost honor has returned to favor, and the senate and all good men share this ha …
symmachus · c. 394 · score 0.01
Mutual affection makes it natural for me to delegate tasks that serve my interests. My son's praetorian games are approaching, and the distinguished count has generously provided transport permits. Now we must move quickly to purchase horses from Spain. I ask you to make sure my agents -- sent to Spain for this purpose …
symmachus · c. 373 · score 0.01
I had every intention of making the journey, but the late summons left too little time to arrive. It seemed more decent to beg your pardon than to appear after the consul's ceremony was already finished. I have already sent the fullest explanations to our most merciful emperor and to all who wished me present — letters …
symmachus · c. 387 · score 0.01
I count the joys of your fortune among my own debts, and I take you as my judge of this sentiment — you who have seen my heart tested whenever you consult your own. It was fitting in these tender days of good times that a man praised by public counsel should be admitted to office. Since events have unfolded as everyone …
symmachus · c. 375 · score 0.01
The memory of the former consul Petronius, whose home was in Ariminum [Rimini], requires me to defend his orphaned children. Their house has been designated for military billeting, and unless public authority intervenes, it will suffer total destruction. If my intercession means anything, please send stern letters to t …
symmachus · c. 384 · score 0.01
… mary greeting, I'll pass along the request of Gaetulicus, an agent in rebus [an imperial courier and intelligence officer], who hopes to win your just favor through my introduction. It suits your generous nature to welcome a man of honest intentions and to expand the circle of your admirers by one more. Farewell.
symmachus · c. 399 · score 0.01
Looking after a friend's requests is the duty of a good man — especially when justice supports the petition. Let me briefly explain what I'm driving at. I hold the distinguished Sabinianus in the highest regard. I cannot allow him to have the burden of guardianship [tutela — legal guardianship of minors] forced on him …
symmachus · c. 396 · score 0.01
Gelasius, whom I wish well, has taken on the management of an imperial household — a post that brought him some distinction, though he possesses greater honor in his character. He practiced medicine among the foremost of our generation, and that's what opened his path to advancement. The great men of …
symmachus · c. 366 · score 0.01
… at the most distinguished order [the Roman Senate] decreed when consulted under imperial instructions about the grievances of the Africans and the complaints of the military. But since you've also asked me personally to report on what happened, I won't keep silent about the substance of the decrees. When the letter of …
symmachus · c. 381 · score 0.01
… e sent the boy off, a persistent rumor spread that you are to be summoned by an imperial letter. The name of a certain Gratianus, who is said to be carrying such a document, is already on everyone's lips. Although this still seems uncertain to me, I didn't think I should keep it quiet. It will be for the supreme divini …
symmachus · c. 392 · score 0.01
I've already satisfied both my regard for you and your expectations with a great number of letters in recent days. This particular page doesn't need to be long: I simply advise, for what my judgment is worth, that you transfer the handling of your Sicilian case to the praetorian prefects -- assuming the financial contr …
symmachus · c. 386 · score 0.01
I recommended the son of the distinguished Macedonius to you some time ago, when he first entered your court. I believe my support helped the young man. But parents are never satisfied, and some people think a repeated petition carries more force than the first. So, asked again, I renew my request — not asking you to s …