6 surviving letters between Ennodius of Pavia and Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, spanning c. 493–520.
A good commander knows to encourage the proven valor of a soldier who has been tested in battle, so that courage,...
[Pope Symmachus (r. 498-514) was a pope whom Ennodius energetically defended during the disputed papal election of...
While the apostolic see is graced by the care of Your Holiness's crown, and the heavenly governance of the Church...
Although the distinguished Laurentius attends to your cause with the devotion it deserves, I add my own voice — not...
A necessary matter of practical importance has prompted this letter.
Petition is never ineffective when it reaches a man of justice and compassion.