Letter 2
Libanius→Clearchus; then Elebocius|c. 372 AD|libanius
From: Libanius, rhetorician in Antioch
To: Clearchus
Date: ~372 AD
Context: A brief note of introduction -- Olympius seeks help from a proven ally.
Olympius is taking refuge in you once again -- his champion on so many past occasions. Based on what you've already done for him, he's confident of success this time too.
To Clearchus (372/73 or 382/84?)
Olympius now once again takes refuge in you, his oft-proven champion, hoping from what he has already obtained from you that he may count on success.
Κλεάρχῳ. (372/73 νel 382/84?)
Ἐπὶ τὸν πολλάκις βεβοηθηκότα σε καὶ νῦν Ὀλύμπιος
καταφεύγει σύμμαχον ἐξ ὧν ἤδη τετύχηκεν ἐλπίσας εἰς τὸ
κατορθώσειν ἔχειν.
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From: Libanius, rhetorician in Antioch
To: Clearchus
Date: ~372 AD
Context: A brief note of introduction -- Olympius seeks help from a proven ally.
Olympius is taking refuge in you once again -- his champion on so many past occasions. Based on what you've already done for him, he's confident of success this time too.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.