Letter 8025: With the blessing of the divine powers, my son Symmachus will assume the fasces [the ceremonial rods symbolizing...
With the favor of Heaven having been first invoked, my son Symmachus will obtain by lot the fasces [insignia of office] of the urban praetorship on the Kalends of January. We demand that his office be adorned by your presence, sharing in this our petition.
72 (71), year 400.
SIMILAR. 25
With the honor of Heaven having been bespoken in advance, my son Symmachus will receive the magistracy of the urban praetorship on the Kalends of January. I ask that your presence may grace our festivities.
73 (72).
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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
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern symmachus retranslated v1.
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