Letter 5073: We have reached the shore at Formiae.
We have reached the shore of Formiae. From here we shall presently make for Puteoli; for it is awkward to confess, within hearing of a judge, an eagerness for Baiae. You have the sequence of my plan. Do you yourself remember your promise, by which you pledged that you would be a comfort to me, on account of the public affairs, during my journey abroad. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Formianum litus accessimus. hinc Puteolos mox petemus. grave est enim sub
auribus iudicis Baiarum adpetentiam confiteri. habes ordinem propositi mei. ipse
memento promissi, quo te ob causas publicas peregrinationis meae fore solacium spo-
pondisti. vale.
10 LXXXXim (LXXXXII) a. 402.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern symmachus retranslated v1.
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