Letter 27: [Fragment] (362?)

[Fragment] (362?) ...since during your governorship you were a Rhadamanthys [legendary judge of the underworld, proverbial for strict justice] to the Galatians, and even after leaving office you still care for them. That is why those who travel here stay with you, and you do good for them in every way you can. If it were otherwise, there would be nothing but hatred on both sides. As for the fact that you send other men's sons but hold back your own -- or rather, as it is better to put it, you have not yet been able to send them -- I attribute this to inability, since your desire is clearly strong. And the young men themselves seem eager to come to me. Their letters prove it, as does their habit of encouraging others to sail our way. For whatever they recommend to others, they have surely already persuaded themselves of...

. . . . . (362?) Since during your term of office you were a Rhadamanthys to the Galatians, even now that you have laid down your office you still care for the Galatians — which is why those of them who travel here lodge with you, and you do them every kindness within your power. Were it not so, there would be nothing but hatred on both sides. As for your sending other men's sons while putting off sending your own — for that is the more honest way to put it — I ascribe this to inability, not unwillingness; for your inclination, at least, is one of the keenest desire. And your young men, too, seem to me eager to come. Their letters bear witness to this, as does their urging others to make the voyage to us. For what they recommend to others, they have surely already persuaded themselves of as well. . . .

. . . . . (362?) ἐπειδὴ παρὰ τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐγένου τοῖς Γαλάταις ὁ Ῥαδά- μανθυς, καὶ πεπαυμένῳ τῆς ἀρχῆς μέλει σοι Γαλατῶν ὅθεν οἱ μὶν δεῦρο βαδίζοντες παρὰ σοὶ καταλύουσι, σὺ δὲ δι’ ὅσων ἔξεστιν εὗ ποιεῖς. εἰ δὲ μὴ οὕτως εἶχε πρᾶγμα, μισεῖν τε ἦν ἀνάγκη καὶ μισεῖσθαι. τὸ δὲ πέμποντα παῖδας ἑτέρων τοὺς σαυτοῦ μέλλειν, οὕτω γὰρ ἄμεινον λέγειν, τῷ μὴ δεδυνῆσθαι λογίζομαι· ὡς ἥ γε γνώμη καἰ σφόδρα ἐπιθυμοῦντος. ἐπι- θυμεῖν δέ μοι φαίνονται Λαὶ οἱ νέοι. μαρτυρεῖ δὲ τά τε γράμ- ματα καὶ τὸ παραινεῖν ἄλλοις ὡς ἡμᾶς καταίρειν. ἃ γὰρ ἄλλοις συμβουλεύουσι. καὶ αὑτοὺς δήπου πεπείκασιν. . . .