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chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.02
Moreover she besought me to take refuge in her house, which had a fortress and was impregnable, that I might escape the hands of the bishop and monks. This however I could not be induced to do, but remained in the villa, knowing nothing of the plans which were devised after these things. For even then they were not con …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.02
The tribune, having heard this, took the soldiers which he had and went out. For they were afraid lest the enemy should make an assault also upon the city, and all were in terror, and in an agony of alarm the very soil of their country being in jeopardy, so that even the old men undertook the defense of the walls. Whil …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 585 · score 0.02
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 …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 539 · score 0.02
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 …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.02
Then the mule which carried my litter fell on its knees, the road being rugged, and steep and stony, and I who was inside was thrown down and narrowly escaped destruction, after which I dismounted, and was dragged along on foot, being held fast by Evethius the presbyter (for he also had alighted from his mule), and so …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.02
What need to make a long story? Although such great terrors were imminent, and death well near a certainty, and the fever was oppressing me (for I had not yet got relief from the troubles arising from that cause) I flung myself at high noon into the litter, and was carried out from there, all the people shrieking and h …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
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 0.01
[1] It is fitting, most wise Emperor, that you should gladly grant us those things which, if we were negligent in seeking them, your own clemency would rightly urge us to request. For the harmony between our realms serves not merely our interests but the peace of the civilized world. When the powers that guard its west …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 550 · score 0.01
To the most Christian Emperor Justinian, from Nicetius, bishop of Trier, greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ, I write to you with the frankness that the gravity of the matter demands, and I ask you to receive it as the counsel of a bishop who has served the church in the German-speaking provinces for many years and who …
ambrose_milan · c. 393 · score 0.01
And David too, when he held the kingdom and heard that innocent Abner had been killed by Joab, his army commander, said: "I am guiltless, and my kingdom is guiltless from this day forward of the blood of Abner, son of Ner," and he fasted in grief. 11. I have written this not to humiliate you, but so that the examples o …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 535 · score 0.01
To the most pious and victorious Emperor Justinian, king Theudebert sends greetings, Your campaign to restore Italy to Roman rule has been followed here in Austrasia with great attention and, I will say it plainly, considerable admiration. The speed and discipline of your forces under Belisarius has impressed those who …
ambrose_milan · c. 379 · score 0.01
To the most blessed Emperor and most merciful prince Theodosius — Ambrose and the other bishops of Italy. We knew your holy mind was devoted to Almighty God in pure and sincere faith. But you have added fresh kindnesses: you have restored Catholics to their churches, most august Emperor. If only you had restored the Ca …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
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 …
leo_great · c. 447 · score 0.01
From Galla Placidia Augusta [mother of Emperor Valentinian III, and effective ruler of the Western Roman Empire] to Theodosius [Emperor Theodosius II of the Eastern Empire]. To the Lord Theodosius, Conqueror and Emperor, her ever august son — Galla Placidia, most pious and prosperous, perpetual Augusta and mother. When …
ambrose_milan · c. 385 · score 0.01
Ambrose, Bishop, to the Emperor Theodosius. I explain my absence from Milan when your Clemency arrived after your great victory. I was not avoiding you — though I understand how it might appear. The truth is simpler: I was unwell, and the roads were difficult. But I also wished to write first what I might not say easil …
ambrose_milan · c. 381 · score 0.01
To the most blessed Emperor and most merciful prince Theodosius — Ambrose and the other bishops of Italy. The report of your faith, spread throughout the whole world, has stirred deep affection in our hearts. Because we desired this glory too for your reign — that you might be seen to have restored unity to both the We …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
[1] The grace of Your Piety delights us so deeply that whatever might contribute to our honor, we gladly seek from your side — because such requests are more properly called marks of mutual friendship than signs of need. For the gifts exchanged between allies do not diminish the giver but enrich both parties, and what …
epistulae_austrasicae · c. 586 · score 0.01
To the most pious Emperor Maurice, from his friend Childebert, king of the Franks, The campaign season is approaching and my forces are being assembled. I write to press on the question of the subsidy your letter promised, because the assembly and maintenance of an army requires resources that must be arranged in advan …
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 …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.01
To My Lady The most reverend and divinely favored deaconess Olympias, I John, Bishop, send greeting in the Lord. 1. Come now let me relieve the wound of your despondency, and disperse the thoughts which gather this cloud of care around you. For what is it which upsets your mind, and why are you sorrowful and dejected? …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.01
It follows therefore that you should deem this the greatest encouragement, and the crown of your consolation. Do not call your household desolate, which has now a higher place assigned to it in Heaven by reason of the sufferings which it endures. I was grievously distressed on account of Pelagius the monk. Consider the …
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 …
chrysostom · c. 405 · score 0.01
Now when I heard these things I did not expect that any of them would really take place, but formed an impression in my own mind precisely the reverse: but of this I said nothing to any of those who brought me this message. 2. Now when I arrived late one evening at Cæsarea, in an exhausted and worn-out condition, being …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.01
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 …
symmachus · c. 381 · score 0.01
...and you care for me, but I worry that you might take up some fight on my behalf while I'm away and draw hostility onto yourself. Please, I ask you, stand down. Perhaps one day I'll have the chance to make my case before the eternal emperor, our lord Theodosius [Emperor Theodosius I, r. 379–395], whose favor toward m …