Letter 2064: Many things commend my friend Cresconius to your affection.
Many things commend my friend Cresconius to your affection. First, because he delivered the imperial letters confirming my designation as consul. Second, because his homeland Africa -- no less dear to you than to me -- recommends him. Though I should praise his character first, the immediacy of my joy takes priority. Do take an interest in him, for he is a man whose virtues deserve your patronage and whose connection to us both makes him doubly worthy of your notice.
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Latin / Greek Original
Gresconio amico meo amorem tuum multa conciliant. primo quod sacras litteras,
quibus consulatus mei designatio tenetur, exhibuit; dehinc quod eum patria Africa 10
non minus tibi quam mihi cara commendat. cuius mores cum primo loco censere de-
buerim, malui tuo examini reservare. suscipe igitur, oro te, notum militiae virum,
qui se apicem felicitatis credit habiturum, si eum patrocinii tui splendor inluminet.
LXmi (LXm) a. 390.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Seeck edition OCR from Internet Archive.
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