Letter 966: Libanius requests a supporting letter so Philip's just claim will carry more weight.
This Philip needs help from your brother. He believes that in this way his just claims will become stronger for him, and he is right to believe it. Let him seek that help through a letter from you. For that letter he will be grateful both to me and to you: to me for persuading you, and to you for being persuaded.
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Latin / Greek Original
1. Φιλίππῳ τούτῳ δεῖ τῆς παρὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ ὑμετέρου βοηθείας. πιστεύει γὰρ οὕτως ἂν ἰσχυρότερα αὑτῷ γενέσθαι τὰ δίκαια, καὶ πιστεύει γε καλῶς. ζητησάσθω τοίνυν τὴν βοήθειαν δι᾿ ὑμετέρας ἐπιστολῆς, ὑπὲρ ἧς ἐμοί τε καὶ ὑμῖν εἴσεται χάριν, τοῦ πεῖσαι μὲν ἐμοί, τοῦ πεισθῆναι δὲ ὑμῖν.
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