Letter 699: I have sent my brother to supplicate the god who dwells near you on my behalf.

LibaniusHeortius, of Themistius (a student)|c. 380 AD|Libanius|AI-assisted
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I have sent my brother to supplicate the god who dwells near you on my behalf. Join him in his petition, if you care at all about my well-being.

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Latin / Greek Original

Ἑορτίῳ. (362)

Ἔπεμψα τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἱκετεύσοντα τὸν παρ’ ὑμῖν ὑπὲρ
ἐμοῦ θεόν. κοινώνησον δὴ τῆς ἱκειείας, εἶ τί σοι μέλει τοῦ
ἐρρῶσθαί με.

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