11 surviving letters between Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and Richomeres, spanning 390-394 AD.
Someone might think it is merely a formality that the consul of the previous year still owes these obligations.
Your servant, having carried out your instructions once we reached our destination, shouldn't leave without a...
I have exchanged the leisure of home for a pleasant journey abroad, traveling at the command of our lord Valentinian.
I testify that my servant Firmus has completed his military service with honor.
I don't mind writing to Your Excellency often, even though I've received nothing in return.
The sight of your family will certainly fill you with joy.
...since he earnestly requested it, I gladly lent my effort to his desire, knowing that among those who love me,...
You haven't replied to my earlier letters either, but it was my duty to write again rather than waste such a...
Your letters have pushed me to do what I was already longing to do -- to openly seek the friendship I had long been...
You are still silent, but my loquacity is not restrained by your example.
I sensed there was something behind your long abstention from letters.