Marcus Aurelius→Marcus Cornelius Fronto|c. 156 AD|Marcus Cornelius Fronto|From Rome (career hub)|To Rome (career hub)|AI-assisted
My teacher, you have increased my anxieties, and I hope you will relieve them as soon as possible when the pains in your knee and groin have settled. As for me, the illness of my Lady mother gives me no rest. On top of this comes the nearness of Faustina's delivery. But we must put our trust in the gods. Farewell, my lord, most delightful to me. My mother greets you.
? 154–156 A.D. To my master, greeting. You have added to my anxieties, which I hope you will as soon as possible relieve by the subsidence of the pains in the knee and the swelling. As for me, my Lady mother's illness gives me no rest. There is, besides, the near approach of Faustina's lying-in. But we must have faith in the Gods. Farewell, my most delightful of masters. My mother greets you.
ad M. Caesarem 5.60 [82 Hout; 1.246 Haines]
Magistro meo salutem.
Auxisti curas mihi, quas opto, quam primum releves sedatis tibi doloribus genus et inguinis. Me autem infirmitatis dominae meae matris quiescere non sinit. Eo accedit adpropinquatio partus Faustinae. Sed confidere dis debemus.
Vale, domine dulcissime mihi. mater mea te salutat.
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My teacher, you have increased my anxieties, and I hope you will relieve them as soon as possible when the pains in your knee and groin have settled. As for me, the illness of my Lady mother gives me no rest. On top of this comes the nearness of Faustina's delivery. But we must put our trust in the gods. Farewell, my lord, most delightful to me. My mother greets you.
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Latin / Greek Original
ad M. Caesarem 5.60 [82 Hout; 1.246 Haines] Magistro meo salutem. Auxisti curas mihi, quas opto, quam primum releves sedatis tibi doloribus genus et inguinis. Me autem infirmitatis dominae meae matris quiescere non sinit. Eo accedit adpropinquatio partus Faustinae. Sed confidere dis debemus. Vale, domine dulcissime mihi. mater mea te salutat.