Letter 736
Nilus of Ancyra→Musonius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Musonius the Monk.
And how could he easily drive out the enemies that are outside, who cherishes and most gladly nourishes the ones within?
Καὶ πῶς ἂν δύναιτο τοὺς ἔξω ἐχθροὺς ῥᾳδίως ἐκδιῶξαι, ὁ τοὺς ἔνδον περιποιούμενος, καὶ ἐκτρέφων ἡδίστα;
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To Musonius the Monk.
And how could he easily drive out the enemies that are outside, who cherishes and most gladly nourishes the ones within?
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Καὶ πῶς ἂν δύναιτο τοὺς ἔξω ἐχθροὺς ῥᾳδίως ἐκδιῶξαι, ὁ τοὺς ἔνδον περιποιούμενος, καὶ ἐκτρέφων ἡδίστα;
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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