Letter 10010: VARIAE, BOOK 10, LETTER 10
[1] Since it is our intention to seek those things that contribute to the glory of a pious ruler, it is fitting that we honor you with our words — you who are known to be adorned with every good quality. The correspondence between queens is no mere formality; it carries the weight of the nations they represent, and the friendship between two women in positions of supreme authority can accomplish what armies and treaties alone cannot.
[2] We commend to Your Serenity the matters outlined in the accompanying documents, trusting in the goodwill that has characterized our exchange. Let the bond between us serve as an example to our courts and peoples — proof that wisdom and grace govern our realms no less effectively than strength and law.
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Latin / Greek Original
X.
THEODORAE AUGUSTAE AMALASUINTHA REGINA.
[1] Cum propositi nostri sit illa quaerere quae probantur ad gloriam pii principis pertinere, dignum est vos sermone venerari, quos bonis omnibus constat semper augeri. concordia non est sola praesentium: quin immo illi se melius respiciunt, qui animi caritate se coniungunt. atque ideo reddens Augustae reverentiae salutationis affectum spero, ut redeuntibus legatis nostris, quos ad clementissimum et gloriosissimum principem destinavimus, de vestra nos faciatis sospitate gaudere, quia prospera vestra ita nobis grata videntur ut propria et necesse est sospitatem desideranter suscipere, quam nos iugiter constat optare.
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