7 surviving letters between Marcus Tullius Cicero and Publius Servilius Isauricus, spanning 50 BC.
“I commend to you Lucius Oppius, a man of equestrian rank and the highest integrity, most closely connected with me.”
“I recommend Gaius Avianius Hammonius to you with the greatest care, a man of singular loyalty, who has served both his p…”
“I commend to you Demetrius of Magnesia, my guest-friend and a man of the greatest learning.”
“I am on the most familiar terms with Lyso of Patrae, whom I have already recommended to you.”
“Publius Cuspius, a man of equestrian rank and the highest integrity, is my very close friend.”
“I commend to you Apollonius, the freedman of Marcus Crassus, a most learned man and one devoted to the best studies.”
“Gaius Curtius Mithres, a freedman, whose patron was most closely connected with me, has interests in your province.”