Letter 8025: With the blessing of the divine powers, my son Symmachus will assume the fasces [the ceremonial rods symbolizing...
With the blessing of the divine powers, my son Symmachus will assume the fasces [the ceremonial rods symbolizing...
[The Latin manuscript tradition for this letter (Symmachus, Epistulae Book 8, Letter 25) is heavily corrupt or fragmentary. The above is a partial rendering based on the best available source.]
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Latin / Greek Original
Praefato divinitatis favore urbanae praeturae fasces filius meus Symmachus ka-
lendis lanuariis sortietur. praesentia tua omari eius officium participata petitione de-
poscimus.
LXXII (LXXI) a. 400.
SIMILIS. 25
Divinitatis honore praemisso filius meus Symmachus kalendis lanuariis praeturae
urbanae accipiet magistratum. quaeso, ut praesentia tua festa nostra cohonestet.
LXXm (LXXH).
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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