Letter 7069: I know it speaks to our friendship that I involve you in my difficulties.

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusPatrvinum|c. 396 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
friendship

I know it speaks to our friendship that I involve you in my difficulties. Please take on this straightforward commission -- something you should have done even without being asked, out of mutual loyalty.

Bears in the greatest number possible are being transported from across Italy for my games. I want them delivered quickly for the approaching event. Take charge of their transit and their security, and make sure no dishonest handler switches them along the way. Above all, the animals must be properly fed. These are bears of no ordinary quality [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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