Letter 618
Libanius→Δημητρίῳ|libanius
To Demetrius. (361 AD)
Harvest season is already upon us here, and it is autumn. Let us give the farmers their freedom, if you agree.
Your advice about the fields I welcome and accept. We'll try both to hold onto what we have and to acquire more.
Δημητρίῳ (361)
Ἤδη καὶ ἡμῖν τὰ τῆς ὡραίας προέρχεται καὶ ἔστιν ὀπώ-
ρα. λύωμεν οὖν, εἰ δοκεῖ, τοῖς γεωργοῖς τοὺς δρόμους
τὴν
δ’ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀγρῶν συμβουλὴν καὶ ἐπαινῶ καὶ δέχομαι. καὶ
πειρασόμεθα τῶν μὲν μὴ ἀποστῆναι, τὰ δὲ προσλαβεῖν.
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To Demetrius. (361 AD)
Harvest season is already upon us here, and it is autumn. Let us give the farmers their freedom, if you agree.
Your advice about the fields I welcome and accept. We'll try both to hold onto what we have and to acquire more.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.