Letter 2084: For a long time now, my lord and brother Alypius has wished to visit the sacred court.
For a long time now, my lord and brother Alypius has wished to visit the sacred court. If fortune and circumstances permit, I hope you will welcome him with the warmth his character deserves. He is a man of proven integrity and deep learning -- the kind of person who adorns any gathering he joins. I ask you to smooth whatever path you can for him and to know that any favor shown to Alypius will be counted among the greatest kindnesses you have shown to me.
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Latin / Greek Original
lampridem domino et fratri meo Alypio comitatnm sacrum visere atqne adire cu-
i& pienti sera quidem occasio sed laeta successit, ut enm consul accires, et ideo in con-
spectum tuum alacer occurrit, ut beneficiis votiva reddat officia et sancti animi tui
fretu nubem invidiae superioris abstergeat. quod illi arbitror ex voto esse cessumm.
neque enim famae eius aliquid deesse patieris, qui securitati cuncta tribuisti. vale.
Lxxxnn (Lxxxm) a. 393.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Seeck edition OCR from Internet Archive.
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