Letter 111
Synesius of Cyrene→Troilus|c. 409 AD|synesius cyrene
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To Troilus.
You ask how many lines Dioscorus declaims every day? Fifty. He recites them without a single mistake, without repeating himself, without pausing to remember. Once he begins, he goes straight through, and only silence marks the end of his performance.
Letter 111: On Declamation
[1] To Troilus
You ask me how many lines Dioscorus declaims every day? Fifty. He renders them without a mistake, without repeating himself, or stopping for a moment to recall them. [2] Once he has commenced he goes forward without pausing, and silence marks the end of his declamation.
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To Troilus.
You ask how many lines Dioscorus declaims every day? Fifty. He recites them without a single mistake, without repeating himself, without pausing to remember. Once he begins, he goes straight through, and only silence marks the end of his performance.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.