Letter 679
Libanius→Κυρίλλῳ|libanius
To Kyrillos. (361/62)
You gave your order to one who serves gladly. And Modestus too was among those ready to do everything. I rejoice that you go from one governorship to another — to Palestine from Palestine.
If this good fortune keeps advancing to neighboring provinces, you will surely come to us too, walking your way through office.
Κυρίλλῳ. (361/62)
Ἐπέταξας ἡδέως ὑπηρετοῦντι· καὶ ὁ Μόδεστος δὲ τῶν
ἑτοίμως ἦν πάντα· ποιούντων. χαίρω δὲ ὅτι εἰς ἀρχὴν ἐξ
ἀρχῆς, εἰς Παλαιστίνην ἐκ Παλαιστίνης.
εἰ οὖν πρὸς τοὺς
γείτονας ἀεὶ τοῦτο προβήσεται τὸ καλόν, ἥξεις δή που καὶ
παρ’ ἡμᾶς διὰ τὴν ἀρχὴν βαδίζων.
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To Kyrillos. (361/62)
You gave your order to one who serves gladly. And Modestus too was among those ready to do everything. I rejoice that you go from one governorship to another — to Palestine from Palestine.
If this good fortune keeps advancing to neighboring provinces, you will surely come to us too, walking your way through office.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.