Resultados25 letters/passages
symmachus · c. 376 · score 0.02
… 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. 365 · score 0.02
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. 378 · score 0.02
… 've received the four travel warrants [evectiones — official permits to use the imperial post], and they'll be enormously useful for my people's comings and goings. May the gods repay you for such generosity. And since your blessings are already complete and at their height, may they will that everything they've given …
symmachus · c. 384 · score 0.02
I would have attended to your interests even without a reminder. The distinguished Patruinus, my lord and son, will confirm that I have kept your affairs in mind. You should urge him to assist your wishes, both out of his own customary goodwill and in view of my request.
symmachus · c. 390 · score 0.02
I'm perfectly willing to write, but I'd rather save the news for my dear son Sibidius to relay in person at his leisure. So this page serves only as a greeting -- its brevity will satisfy the respect due to you without stealing his thunder. Farewell.
symmachus · c. 377 · score 0.02
Our ancestors did well and wisely — as was their way in so many things — when they built the temples of Honor and Virtue side by side with matching facades. Their insight anticipated what we've seen in you: that the rewards of honor are found where the merits of virtue reside. And nearby stands the shrine of the Muses …
symmachus · c. 396 · score 0.01
… modern Algeria/Morocco]. During that catastrophe, even funds deposited with the imperial treasury were seized by right of war. The treasury then demanded repayment from the leading citizens — those few whom flight had spared. A harsh and bitter situation — had not Clemens's efforts moved the government to show justice. …
symmachus · c. 372 · score 0.01
Since no official courier was available, I entrusted this letter to a private traveler. Him I would ask you to... [Text breaks off here in the source.]
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
After greeting you, let me also warmly commend my dear friend Silvanus, whom I entrust to your attentiveness. He's taken on the arduous necessity of traveling in order to restore my estates, which makes him all the more deserving of every good person's support. [Continued] We see no official edict specifying which indi …
symmachus · c. 388 · score 0.01
Shortly afterward, I had promised to support the son of my friend Trygetius as a candidate for the praetorship [junior magistracy]. Duty demanded that I seize the opportunity of that scheduled appearance to fulfill an obligation to my father that was still owed by me — though, as I said, already discharged by the Senat …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
That is why you keep finding new ways to earn his love, reminding him amid his greater concerns to attend to private fortunes as well. The sufferings of our household have been put to flight; nothing sorrowful remains in the senate. Some have had honors restored, others newly conferred. What each of us has received, th …
symmachus · c. 382 · score 0.01
I'm repeating my request on behalf of my friend Sallustius — whom, as you yourself confirmed, you've already taken under your wing. Not because I'm afraid you'll forget your charge through carelessness — sticking faithfully to your commitments is second nature to you — but because my friend's precarious situation keeps …
symmachus · c. 391 · score 0.01
I testify that my servant Firmus has completed his military service with honor. He has earned his discharge through faithful duty, and I commend him to your attention as he transitions to civilian life. Those who have served the state in arms deserve the respect and support of their fellow citizens. Whatever assistance …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
Ancient custom dictates that those who travel abroad should write home first, but affection overrides protocol and I'm beating you to the punch. So let me send my greeting ahead of yours, along with a recommendation for a man who deserves to be counted among the very best. Philippus has long been distinguished by his f …
symmachus · c. 385 · score 0.01
The urgency of a repeated request adds great weight to my first petition, and so I press my case again about providing the animal hunters, hoping that a second letter may stir your diligence more effectively. The day of our spectacle is drawing near, and the generosity of the candidate alone will not suffice [Text brea …
symmachus · c. 391 · score 0.01
I don't mind writing to Your Excellency often, even though I've received nothing in return. I answer for you myself: amid the cares of military life, there's no room for leisurely correspondence. I just hope my steady stream of greetings doesn't start to feel like an intrusion. I'd almost consider it a favor returned i …
symmachus · c. 369 · score 0.01
I trust that a steady flow of letters from me is enough to comfort your heart. To my recent ones I'm adding this, which will promise you my return -- if Fortune confirms what I expect. The reasoning is plain: after the magnificent performance of the consular games, only the arena show remains. So turn your anxiety into …
symmachus · c. 401 · score 0.01
… the battle left behind. That same honor has now been conferred on me by sacred imperial command. What the Castors gained by that, the emperors have now granted me. Speak of this on my behalf — more fully and more elegantly than I can, for your tongue is better than mine. You have the sum of my wishes; if you add any w …
symmachus · c. 381 · score 0.01
Therefore I yield only to what propriety demands: I defer to your most excellent devotion and modestly acknowledge myself unequal to repaying the favor. Nor do I fear that your attentiveness will slacken because of such praise; rather I hope your goodwill, if anything can be added to its fullness, will become even more …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
… o Pompeianus] You can't accuse me of a long silence — you know I've been at the imperial court until recently. Now that I'm back, I'm performing the honorable duty of sending greetings. Your reply will prove you received my letter gladly. In the meantime, I commend the bearer of this letter — anything you do for his pe …
symmachus · c. 389 · score 0.01
The hunt for wild animals testifies to your full and robust health -- no weakling could manage such exertions. I am therefore reassured about your condition and grateful for your efforts on behalf of our games. The beasts you are collecting will add greatly to the spectacle. Keep up the good work, and know that your co …
symmachus · c. 372 · score 0.01
… ular downfall was a major political event]. The proof is right there, sealed in imperial decrees. And really, given the long record of that old plunderer, no one should have doubted that the treasury would reclaim the spoils he'd stripped from the empire. If only such great joy weren't spoiled by the grain shortage, wh …
symmachus · c. 365 · score 0.01
[To an unnamed friend] I'm renewing my recommendation of Euscius, not starting one from scratch — when you were in Rome, you willingly took up his cause at my request. Now it's time for you to support my interests through Euscius, whose discretion in handling my affairs will do nothing to harm your own reputation. Fare …
symmachus · c. 371 · score 0.01
Take my letter as your model -- and if you refuse to follow it, I will be marked both as arrogant and lumped together with those whose great pretension in words masks an utter emptiness of thought. --- To Protadius (~400 AD): The same consul who summoned me had called you to Milan. I hoped the occasion would bring us t …
symmachus · c. 396 · score 0.01
Considering how much affection you are kind enough to show me, I expect that my servant Cyriacus will find a warm welcome with you. I commend him to your care and ask that you assist him in whatever matter he brings before you. A kindness shown to him is a kindness shown to me.