11 surviving letters between Ambrose of Milan and Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, spanning 380-389 AD.
Your long-expected letter has arrived, and it makes me all the more prompt to return the favor of correspondence.
You report what I had already perceived through hope and intuition: that the very first meeting opened the door of...
I'm repeating my request on behalf of my friend Sallustius — whom, as you yourself confirmed, you've already taken...
It's a blemish on justice that my friend Magnillus — who served as vicar [deputy governor] in Africa and earned...
It is common practice for those who need help to turn to proven supporters.
I'm well. That should always be the opening line of a letter, since it's what the reader most wants to hear.
Once again I'm extending a loan of letters to an honest debtor.
...simply put, the situation demands that the discomfort of being away from home should make you appreciate what you...
It is superfluous labor to recommend the conspicuous -- like holding a torch before someone standing in sunlight.
I am staying in Milan for the moment, summoned for the ceremonies of our lord Valentinian's inaugural consulship.
The obligations of friendship are not burdens but privileges.