Letter 918: Libanius asks Eusebius to ensure the prefect understands the court evidence clearing the sophist.
That the sophist was being slandered by his own citizens in defiance of justice has been shown clearly in court, both by many witnesses and by strong documents. Now make it your concern once again that the prefect learns these facts securely, so that the man is not ruined by the winter. May the gods grant that the next steps too are settled well, and that you add one more good deed to what has already been done.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ὅτι μὲν ἐσυκοφαντεῖτο παρὰ τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῶν ἑαυτοῦ πολιτῶν ὁ σοφιστής, δέδεικται σαφῶς ἐν τῷ δικαστηρίῳ μάρτυσί τε πολλοῖς καὶ γράμμασιν ἰσχυροῖς· τοῦ δὲ γνῶναι ταῦτα τὸν ὕπαρχον βεβαίως σοι μελησάτω πάλιν, ὅπως μὴ τῷ χειμῶνι διαφθαρείη. δοῖεν δὲ οἱ θεοὶ καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ τούτοις τεθῆναι καλῶς καὶ σὲ τοῖς ἤδη πεπραγμένοις ἕτερόν τι προσθεῖναι καλόν.
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