Letter 30
Synesius of Cyrene→Pentadius Augustalis|c. 403 AD|synesius cyrene
To Pentadius the Augustalis.
I am worried about two people: about you, that you may not commit an injustice; and about this man, that he may not suffer one.
Letter 30: A Request for Pardon
[1] To Pentadius the Augustalis
I am anxious about you, and also about this man; for you, that you may not commit an injustice, for him, that he may not suffer one.
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To Pentadius the Augustalis.
I am worried about two people: about you, that you may not commit an injustice; and about this man, that he may not suffer one.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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Although the praises and favourable report of your administration and your own illustrious good name always give me the greatest pleasure because of the love which we feel due to your merit and to your benevolence, on no occasion have I hitherto been burdensome to your Excellency as an intercessor requesting any favour from you, my much-loved lo...