Letter 5045: Quaestors of our order [quaestor-designates who were expected to sponsor elaborate public games as part of the...
Quaestores ordinis nostri numquam ferarum suarum portortum contulerunt; grave
enim maioribus visum est, ut tolerantibus onera senatoriae dignitatis sumptus inmo-
dicus adderetur. haec mihi proxime, cum gladiatorium munus instruerem, magis po-
puli Romani quam meo nomine praerogativa delata est. nunc a fratre meo Cynegio
25 qoaestorio candidato quinquagesimae vectigal exigitur , quod solos ursorum nego-
tiatores utpote quaestui servientes oportet agnoscere. huius iniuriae adfectio tuum
moderamen expectat. resiste, quaeso te, publicanorum cupiditati et damna collega-
rum recide. ad geminam tuam gratiam res ista proficiet, si privilegio honoraveris
senatum, levamine iuveris candidatos.
1 inempta V
inioiia V 11 Utius P 1 m. 12 tusasio P, tuis VF suocenserint eorr. ex succenseria P l m,y
suocesaerit V
snmmam F 17 saluare F, ualere F me opto te nnncio V
diato// P 1 m,j gladiatorum P 2 m, 24 cinegio cu VMy cu. add, P 2 m. ef, p. 142, 27 25 quadra-
gesimae Cagnai^ Reuue de pMlol, V p. 61 solus PV ^ursorum P 26 affectatio VM
142 SYMMACHI EPISTVLAE
LXin (LXI) a. 396—398.
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