7 surviving letters between Libanius and Maximus, spanning c. 336–343.
You call Hyperechius my son in one breath and say you are grateful to me for what you have done for him in the next.
Philastrius, a kinsman of Proaeresius -- the man who benefits the whole world through his eloquence -- is active in...
I expect you have already befriended Leontius the sophist, since he possesses eloquence and you love it.
This old man Heraclius has suffered many wrongs -- not on account of your administration (the Phocian War came...
I was delighted by your letter.
You were right to honor the man I recommended -- not because I recommended him, but because he deserved it.
Accept my gratitude for what you did for the man I recommended.