Synesius, Letter 130

Synesius of Cyrene (c.370-c.413) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais in the Cyrenaica. He left behind a small corpus of texts that offer much information about daily life in Late Antiquity, and about the christianization of the Roman world.

The addressee of letters 130 (dated to the year 405), 24, and 28 was an officer who served in Cyrenaica, went to Constantinople and became one of the most important commanders in the Empire. He appears to have had an interest in Synesius' literary works.

This letter is offered in a translation by A. Fitzgerald.

Letter 130: Cyrene Besieged

[1] To Simplicius

When you asked Cerialis to bring me your congratulations, you did him this good se