Diodorus, correspondent of Procopius of Gaza & Procopius of Gaza

Procopius recommends Orion to Diodorus and praises Diodorus's legal courage.

Procopius jokes that Diodorus's new official circle has made him look down on old friends.

Procopius jokes that Diodorus saw Caesarea and began walking above ordinary friends.

Procopius asks Diodorus to write often and favor a cousin who carries the letter.

Procopius tells Diodorus that his modesty hides his own virtue.

Procopius expects Diodorus to open the treasuries of law for the bearer.

Procopius says Diodorus's anger outlasts Achilles' anger at the Achaeans.

Procopius says he may need Delphi to interpret Diodorus's handwriting.

Procopius parades Diodorus's shoes so publicly that the gift can hardly be missed.

Diodorus waits for an embassy to summon him, but Procopius says no one is coming.

Timotheus's family risks losing an overvalued house to a creditor harsher than Fortune.

An ascetic has been blamed for others' wrongs, and Procopius asks Diodorus to model humane advocacy.

Letters become the human remedy for Fortune's habit of joining and separating friends.

Diodorus's favor is honored in silence, but calling Procopius poor insults philosophical freedom.

Goodwill is enough for friendship, but Procopius does not want favors to become financial harm.

Attic figs and fine shoes lose to raisins, salt sparrows, and Procopius's comic appetite.

Diodorus's gifts do not taste of Hymettian honey or look like Marathon and Salamis.