Letter 595
To Diomedes. (357)
Just as I would certainly have informed you if I saw any fault in Diophantus, so that you might correct him and improve his character, so now — since his character is excellent and his eloquence robust — I inform you of this myself: that he is good in both respects, so that you may take pride in the one through whom you rank among blessed fathers.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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