Roman Letters

Letter 891: Libanius asks Photius to send a more lenient letter to Romulus.

Libanius→Photius, correspondent of Libanius|c. 388 AD|Libanius|From Antioch|AI-assisted
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The letter uses the metaphor of 'breathing' to describe relief from professional or legal pressure.
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Romulus hasn't been able to breathe easy yet, but he really needs to - both because I am asking for it and because you respect my requests. Please send a letter that is more moderate than your last ones; those only gave him reasons to be distressed.

AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.

Latin / Greek Original

Οὔπω μὲν ἀνέπνευσε Ῥωμύλος, δεῖ δὲ αὐτὸν ἀναπνεῦσαι δεομένου μὲν ἐμοῦ, σοῦ δὲ τὰς ἐμὰς αἰδουμένου δεήσεις. ἐρχέσθω δὴ γράμματα ἐπιεικέστερα τῶν πρώην· ὡς ἐν ἐκείνοις ἦσαν ἀφορμαὶ λύπης.

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