Letter 2001: This is the famous Paralius — whose own father, by accusing him, did him as much good as harm.
This is the famous Paralius — whose own father, by accusing him, did him as much good as harm. After multiple investigations, and most importantly by the emperor's own pronouncement, Paralius was cleared. A senator can hardly hold a grudge against his father's malicious prosecution when it only made his innocence shine brighter.
If you want to judge him for yourself, read the emperor's verdict — and you'll see how lucky a man can be who's been put on trial, when he comes out acquitted like this. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Hic ille est Paralius^ cui accusator pater, quantum discriminis movit, tantnm
laudis paravit. multis enim quaestionibus et, quod est potissimum, principis ore 20
purgatuB senator arguere non potest parentis impiam voluntatem, quae illi praestitit
innocentiam clariorem. hunc si amare postulas, imperatoris nostri testimonium lege,
ut advertas feliciter factum reum, quem sic videas absolutum. vale.
n ante a. 395.
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- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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