Letter 7038: After the customary greeting, I'll pass along the request of Gaetulicus, an agent in rebus [an imperial courier and...
After the customary greeting, I'll pass along the request of Gaetulicus, an agent in rebus [an imperial courier and intelligence officer], who hopes to win your just favor through my introduction. It suits your generous nature to welcome a man of honest intentions and to expand the circle of your admirers by one more. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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