Letter 113
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus→Unknown|c. 402 AD|symmachus
Alexander, a most honorable man who has been assigned a provincial governorship, believes his position would be greatly enhanced by winning your friendship. He's enlisted me as his advocate, knowing that my letters carry enough weight with you to make this recommendation equivalent to the highest testimony. Farewell.
Alexander vir bmatissimus sortitus provinciam praesidalem putat honori suo in-
crementa praestari, si tuo amore potiatur. quare desiderii sui me adscivit inter-
pretem, sciens apud te tantum loci esse litteris meis, ut haec commendatio maximi
testimonii instar habeatur. vale. i&
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Alexander, a most honorable man who has been assigned a provincial governorship, believes his position would be greatly enhanced by winning your friendship. He's enlisted me as his advocate, knowing that my letters carry enough weight with you to make this recommendation equivalent to the highest testimony. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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