Letter 890: Libanius urges the envoys to act on Romulus' case and honor Romulus, themselves, Libanius, and Antioch.
I believe the arguments about Romulus are already in your hands, and that you are eager to add action to them. There is no harm in such a letter reaching people who remember the matter. So receive this letter, and by what you do honor Romulus, yourselves, me, and the city.
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Latin / Greek Original
1. Τοὺς περὶ Ῥωμύλου λόγους οἶμαί γε ἐν ὑμῖν κεῖσθαι καὶ τοὔργον ὑμᾶς ἐπιθυμεῖν προσθεῖναι, βλάβη δὲ οὐδεμία καὶ πρὸς μεμνημένους ἐλθεῖν τοιαύτην ἐπιστολήν. 2. δέχεσθε τοίνυν τὴν ἐπιστολὴν καὶ οἷς πράττετε τιμᾶτε καὶ Ῥωμύλον καὶ ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐμὲ καὶ τὴν πόλιν.
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