Letter 9004: You're right to assume I share your concerns — I'd claim them as my own even without being asked, out of friendship.
You're right to assume I share your concerns — I'd claim them as my own even without being asked, out of friendship. Part of your worry should be eased now that my daughter is on her way — Rome has just received her, and she'll be sent on to you once she's rested from the journey. Meanwhile, the tight state of the granaries won't let me stay silent about the city's food supply. I ask you to use the authority you command to press the grain officials to speed up deliveries. A secure food supply for Rome will add considerably to your reputation. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Curarum tuarum me esse participem iure praesumis, quas ego animo meo etiam
non commonitus pro amicitia vindicarem. pars igitur sollicitudinis tuae filia mea ad-
ventante minuenda est, quam proxime Roma suscepit dimissura in conspectum tuum,
cum se interposita refectione recreaverit. interea de communis patriae victu celeriter
15 invehendo silere me apud te non sinunt angustiae conditorum. quaeso itaque te, ut
vigore, quo praeditus es, annonarios urgueri iubeas apparatus. adiciet enim pluri-
mum gloriae tuae Romana securitas. vale.
XV a. 400—401.
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