Resultados15 letters/passages
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.02
It seems an entirely honorable and necessary undertaking to petition a pious Emperor for the security of the Roman state, since it is fitting to seek from you what can benefit our liberty. For among all the blessings God has uniquely granted you, nothing is more glorious than the knowledge that you have the power to gi …
ambrose_milan · c. 388 · score 0.02
Ambrose, Bishop, to the most merciful prince and most blessed Emperor Theodosius. I am constantly burdened with cares, most blessed Emperor, but I have never been in such distress as now. I see that I must take every precaution against anything that might be charged to me as approaching sacrilege. I beg you: hear me wi …
ambrose_milan · c. 396 · score 0.02
Ambrose, Bishop, to the Emperor Theodosius. Although I have recently written to your Clemency twice already, I still feel that I have not done enough — given how deeply indebted I am for your many kindnesses, most blessed and august Emperor. Every opportunity to express my duty must be seized, not least because I would …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 585 · score 0.02
To the most pious and mighty Emperor Maurice, from Brunhild, queen of the Franks, greetings in Christ, I address you in my own name, as the mother of King Childebert and as the guardian of his kingdom during the years when his age requires that those around him bear the weight of governance. I am aware that some may fi …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.02
My Senate grows in honors, increases ceaselessly in wealth. "Do not through discord scatter what you ought to defend through war. I have had many kings, but never one so learned. I have had wise men, but none so distinguished in both learning and devotion. I love this son of the Amal line [Witigis], nursed at my breast …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.02
You will recall, wisest of Emperors, that both through our ambassadors and through the very eloquent Peter, whom Your Piety recently sent to us, we have shown how earnestly we desire harmony with your August Serenity. Now again, through the same most holy man, I thought it right to repeat these appeals — so that you ma …
ambrose_milan · c. 388 · score 0.01
Punish the rioters if justice demands it — but do not compel a Christian bishop to build a synagogue. That is not justice. That is a triumph of those who deny Christ over those who confess him. If you will not hear me as a counselor, hear me at least as an intercessor. I would rather owe you gratitude for mercy than be …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
King Theodahad to the Emperor Justinian. [1] The close relationship between the kingdoms of the East and West, which my predecessors Theoderic and Athalaric cultivated with such care, is one that I am eager to maintain and strengthen. The peace of the world depends upon the harmony between our two great powers, and I a …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 541 · score 0.01
To the most glorious Emperor Justinian, from his friend Theudebert, king of the Franks, The negotiations our ambassadors have conducted have been valuable but have not yet produced the resolution that both sides need. I write to you directly to clarify our position. The Frankish claim to the territories in question res …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 539 · score 0.01
To the ever-victorious Emperor Justinian, from Theudebert, by God's grace king of the Franks, I write to inform you of operations undertaken by Frankish forces in the Italian theater, and to forestall any misrepresentation of our actions by those who have reason to put the worst construction on them. The situation in n …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 534 · score 0.01
To the most august and ever-victorious Emperor Justinian, greetings in Christ from Theudebert, king of the Franks, The God who rules over kings has granted me the inheritance of my father's throne, and my first duty in assuming that inheritance is to secure the friendships that my father valued. Among those friendships …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
Most merciful Emperor, how deeply I desire the sweetness of your favor can be understood from this alone: that after so many grievous injuries, after so much bloodshed, I still seek your peace as though no one on your side had ever harmed us. We have endured things that could offend even those who inflicted them — pros …
ambrose_milan · c. 385 · score 0.01
To the most merciful Emperor Theodosius — from the Council assembled at Aquileia. Most gracious Emperor, we write to you about Antioch [the great see in Syria, one of the five patriarchal centers of early Christianity], where the divisions among Catholics themselves cause us the deepest grief. It is not heresy that div …
ambrose_milan · c. 388 · score 0.01
… is called the will of God. When Jews suffer, it is called an outrage requiring imperial intervention. Consider Julian the Apostate. He ordered the Jews to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. What happened? Fire burst from the foundations and consumed the workers. Even the elements refused to cooperate. Shall a Christia …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 585 · score 0.01
To the most pious and ever-victorious Emperor Maurice, from his friend Childebert, king of the Franks, greetings in Christ, The common threat posed by the Lombards [who had invaded Italy from the north in 568, occupying large parts of the peninsula and threatening both Roman and Frankish interests] to the civilization …