Marcus Aurelius & Marcus Cornelius Fronto

“My lord, about the image you say you are looking for, and for which you take me as your partner and assistant, will you …”

“My lord, Gratia came to me last night.”

“to my Lord.”

“1.”

“Fronto to his own Caesar [Marcus Aurelius, then heir to the throne and Fronto's pupil in rhetoric].”

“To Marcus Caesar, 1.”

“Fronto to his own Caesar.”

“To Marcus Caesar 1.”

“To Marcus Caesar, his lord, from Fronto.”

“To Caesar Aurelius, my lord, from your consul Fronto, greeting.”

“In your last letter you asked why I have not yet delivered my speech in the Senate.”

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“Most distinguished consul and my teacher, Marcus Caesar sends greetings.”

“My brother is lucky: he has seen you during these two days.”

“My lord, I have sent Gratia to celebrate your mother's birthday, and I told her to stay there until I come.”

“[The beginning is damaged.”

“Since I last wrote to you, nothing has happened worth writing about or worth your knowing in any way.”

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“My lord, [the opening is damaged.”

“My dear Fronto, greetings.”

“My lord Caesar, I was right to devote myself to you, and right to place all the profits of my life in you and your father.”

“Greetings, my lord.”

“My lord, I shall act in this matter, and in everything else, according to what I understand you want.”

“My lord, everything is favorable for us when you pray for us.”

“My lord, [the opening is damaged.”

“My lord, because you thought I had slept, I stayed awake nearly the whole night, turning the matter over with myself.”

“To my Lord, from Fronto.”

“To the mother of Caesar.”

“To the mother of Caesar [Domitia Lucilla, mother of Marcus Aurelius].”

“Marcus Aurelius Caesar sends greetings to Fronto, his master.”

“To my Lord.”

“I am setting out.”

“My lord, I am keeping to my bed.”

“Marcus Caesar to his master Marcus Fronto, greeting.”

“To my Lord.”

“My lord, during the night I was tormented by pain spread through my shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle.”

“Fronto to Herodes [One page cannot be read.”

“My lord, poets are allowed to make new words so they can express what they feel more easily; I need the same license to bring out my joy.”

“Caesar to Fronto.”

“Fronto to Caesar.”

“145–147 A.”

“145–147 A.”

“My lord, after you set out I was seized by pain in my knee, but it was mild enough that I could walk slowly and use a carriage.”

“145–147 A.”

“My lord, Victorinus has just told me that your Lady is more feverish than yesterday.”

“145–147 A.”

“145–147 A.”

“My lord, the pains in my neck have not eased at all, but my mind was comforted as soon as I learned that you had been ab…”

“My lord, I overslept.”

“My lord, I am spending the vintage in my gardens.”

“My lord, I am rather late in answering you, because I was rather late in opening your note: I was on my way to the forum to plead.”

“My lord, I shall see you the day after tomorrow; I am still weak from pain in my elbow and neck.”

“My lord, I have been seized by a very severe pain in the groin; all the pain from my back and loins has settled there.”

“My lord, please tell your father about my illness.”

“My lord, I pray that the new year may be fortunate for you and prosperous in everything you rightly desire, and for our …”

“My teacher, may you too have entered the year prosperously.”

“? 148–149 A.D. To my Lord. All the blessings you have prayed for me are bound up with your welfare. Health of body and m…”

“My lord, for my part, I have again been seized by very severe pain, this time in the other side of the groin.”

“? 149–153 A.D. To my Lord. Saenius Pompeianus, whom I have defended in many cases, since he took up the contract for far…”

“My lord, this Aridelus, who is delivering my letter to you, has looked after me since childhood, from my fondness for pa…”

“My lord, I am unsure whether the nobility of the deed adorned the speech, or whether the speech matched the noblest deed.”

“My lord, I was struck down by so severe a stomach attack that I lost my voice, hiccupped, struggled for breath, and at l…”

“My lord, I would gladly spend my whole life so that you may celebrate many birthdays of your children in happiness, dear…”

“My lord, while the attendants were carrying me, as usual, in a chair from the baths, they struck me rather carelessly ag…”

“My lord, on the very day I had planned to set out, I felt pain in my knee.”

“My lord, pain in the sole of my foot is keeping me from going out, and for that reason I have not paid my respects to you during these past days.”

“? 154–156 A.D. To my Lord. I love you ten times as much—I have seen your daughter! I seem to have seen you as well as Fa…”

“? 154–156 A.D. To my Lord. This is the third day that I have been troubled all night long with griping in the stomach an…”

“? 154–156 A.D. To my Lord. I have a wretched sore throat, which also made me feverish all the night. My knee pains me a …”

“To my Lord Caesar.”

“To my master.”

“To my Lord Antoninus Augustus, from Fronto.”

“? 157–161 A.D. 1. not see you to-day either, as owing to gastric trouble last night I have only just got up. What I was …”

“To Appian, from Fronto.”

“[The beginning is damaged.”

“To Antoninus Augustus, from Fronto.”

“On Eloquence, addressed to Antoninus [Marcus Aurelius] Augustus.”

“Fronto to Antoninus Augustus [Marcus Aurelius].”

“To Antoninus Augustus, from Fronto.”

“Fronto to Antoninus Augustus.”

“To my Lord Antoninus Augustus.”

“To my Lord Antoninus Augustus.”

“To my Lord Antoninus Augustus, from Fronto.”

“To Antoninus Augustus, my lord.”

“To my master, greeting.”

“To my Lord.”

“To my Lord.”

“To my Lord.”

“To my Lord.”

“On the loss of his Grandson 165 A.”

“To my Lord Antoninus Augustus.”

“to Lucius Verus.”