Letter 3045: The news from the East has been, to put it gently, unsettling.

A poet of real quality has appeared among the younger men of the senatorial class; I draw your attention to him...

To Vouserius: Some things are good, others dangerous — and the key is knowing which is which.

Lucinius was a wealthy Spaniard of Bætica who in conformity with the ascetic ideas of his time had made a vow of continence with his wife Theodora. Being much interested in the study of scripture he proposed to visit Bethlehem, and in A.D. 397 sent several scribes there to transcribe for him Jerome's principal writings.

I haven't felt like writing until now — not with the complaints of my various ailments making such a racket, and I...

...simply put, the situation demands that the discomfort of being away from home should make you appreciate what you...