Letter 4024: ...I pray you, show the just kindness of a fair price and good selection in this long foreign journey, so that the...

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 377 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
friendship
From: Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Roman Senator
To: A friend (name lost)
Date: ~377 AD
Context: A fragment about horse purchases, urging a friend to show fair generosity in the selection and pricing of chariot horses.

...I pray you, show the just kindness of a fair price and good selection in this long foreign journey, so that the men who followed a flattering reputation may be confirmed in their hope -- a hope grounded in your dedication and my own standing.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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