Letter 526: Rufinus enjoyed something pleasant while he was with us -- he heard me speak.
Libanius→Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus|c. 364 AD|Libanius
friendship
Ἀρισταινέτῳ. (356)
Ὑπῆρξεν ἡδύ τι Ῥουφίνῳ παρ’ ἡμῖν, ἤκουσέ μου. καὶ
δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς ἡδόμην Ῥουφῖνον ὁρῶν ἀκούοντά μου.
ἴσῃ
δὲ καὶ σὺ τῶν ἡδομένων ταῦτα ἀπαγγέλλοντος ἀκούων. ἔνι
γὰρ αὐτῷ περί τε ἡμῶν εἰπεῖν τι καλὸν καὶ περὶ τῶν Βοιω-
τῶν, ὅτι εἶεν Βοιωτοί.
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Ἀρισταινέτῳ. (356)
Ὑπῆρξεν ἡδύ τι Ῥουφίνῳ παρ’ ἡμῖν, ἤκουσέ μου. καὶ
δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς ἡδόμην Ῥουφῖνον ὁρῶν ἀκούοντά μου.
ἴσῃ
δὲ καὶ σὺ τῶν ἡδομένων ταῦτα ἀπαγγέλλοντος ἀκούων. ἔνι
γὰρ αὐτῷ περί τε ἡμῶν εἰπεῖν τι καλὸν καὶ περὶ τῶν Βοιω-
τῶν, ὅτι εἶεν Βοιωτοί.
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