Letter 7065: The most august senate has appointed my lord and son Attalus as envoy to our lords and emperors, chosen from among...

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 394 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
imperial politics

The most august senate has appointed my lord and son Attalus as envoy to our lords and emperors, chosen from among the leading men and equipped with the customary instructions. The matters that concern your sphere of influence [Text breaks off in source.]

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

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