Letter 444: You left a sting in me that keeps my memory of you alive.
You left a sting in me that keeps my memory of you alive. Both Clematius and I wept all the way to the gates as you departed. Then his grief was eased by the thought that he would see you again soon, while mine was eased by knowing you traveled with good hopes.
I know you will put our fears to rest -- but please, let speed accompany the favor. The ambassadors' presence will give you an opening for your appeals, and you will help us for their sake and help them for the city's sake.
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Latin / Greek Original
Σπεκτάτῳ. (355)
Κέντρον ἡμῖν ἐναπέθου κινοῦν εἰς τὸ μεμνῆσθαί σου
τὸν τρόπον. ἐμοὶ δὲ καὶ Κληματίῳ δάκρυα κατὰ τῶν παρειῶν
ἄχρι τῶν πυλῶν ἔρρει. ἔπειτα τὸν μὲν ἔπαυσε τῆς λύπης ὁ
τοῦ αὐτίκα σε ὄψεσθαι λογισμός, ἐμὲ δὲ τὸ μετὰ χρηστῆς σε
τῆς ἐλπίδος πορεύεσθαι.
τοὺς φόβους δὲ ἡμῖν ὅτι μὲν ἀν-
αιρήσεις οἶδα, προσέστω δὲ καὶ τάχος τῇ χάριτι. δώσει δέ
σοι πρὸς τὰς δεήσεις ὁδὸν ἡ τῶν πρέσβεων παρουσία, καὶ
συλλήψῃ διὰ μὲν τούτους ἡμῖν, τούτοις δὲ διὰ τὴν πόλιν.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from AI-assisted translation from original text.
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