Letter 2040: The philosopher Horus, a man of exceptional life and learning, has long been dear to me.
The philosopher Horus, a man of exceptional life and learning, has long been dear to me. He counts it among Fortune's chief blessings to be connected with the best people.
So, eager to fulfill his wish, I ask you to receive him — both for his own merit and in honor of my recommendation — among the most esteemed and honored members of your circle.
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Latin / Greek Original
Horus philosophus vita atque eruditione praecipuus iamdiu mihi carus et amicus
t5 est et inter prima numerat dona fortunae, si optimis quibusque iungatur. studens
igitur ad effectum desiderium eius adducere quaeso te, ut et sui meriti gratia et in
honorem commendationis meae inter familiarium tuorum praecipuos atque honorabiles
censeatur.
XXXX ante a. 395.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Seeck edition OCR from Internet Archive.
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