Letter 417
Libanius→Apargius|libanius
To Apargius. (355)
You are still among your fields and your books, but Fortune is calling you to the courtroom and to cases. Come and do what you trained for. Walk your father's path with four things to give you confidence: your eloquence, the goodwill of the governor, a father who is also your teacher, and our prayers.
Ἀπαργγίῳ. (355)
Σὺ μὲν ἐν ἀγροῖς ἔτι καὶ βιβλίοις, ἡ Τύχη δέ σε καλεῖ πρὸς
τὸ βῆμα καὶ δίκας. ἧκε δὴ τοῦτο δράσων, ἐφ’ ᾧπερ ἐπόνεις,
καὶ πορεύου τὴν πατρῴαν ὁδὸν τέτταρα ἔχων εἰς τὸ θαρρεῖν
τοὺς λόγους, εὔνοιαν ἄρχοντος, τοκέα διδάσκαλον, ἡμετέρας
εὐχάς.
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To Apargius. (355)
You are still among your fields and your books, but Fortune is calling you to the courtroom and to cases. Come and do what you trained for. Walk your father's path with four things to give you confidence: your eloquence, the goodwill of the governor, a father who is also your teacher, and our prayers.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.