Letter LXXI · C. R. Haines (1919) · Loeb Classical Library

Letter LXXI: Marcus Cornelius Fronto to Marcus Aurelius

F rom the Index¹

145–147 A.D.

To my Lord. (Tell me) how strong you feel on arriving . . . .

To my master. I arrived quite strong . . . .

To my Lord. Take food, my Lord . . . .

To my master. I have taken food² . . . .

To my Lord. If Faustina's³ courage . . . .

To my master. I both bow to your advice . . . .

To my Lord. But, by heaven, the completion of the time . . . .

To my master. Too long anxious . . . .

To my Lord. I indeed (was) wonderfully (pleased) . . . .

To my master. Into the midst of worries . . . .

To my Lord. I have been worn out with work . . . .

To my master. That fatigue of yours . . . .

To my Lord. Lately Gratia . . . .

To my master. Possibly enough for that matter . . . .

To my Lord. I have halted at Caieta⁴ . . . .

145–147 A.D.

To my master.

1 These words are from the Index in the Codex.

2 The first four letters seem to refer to the same occasion as the four that precede.

3 The first mention of Faustina in connection with Marcus, to whom she was married in 145.

4 A harbour of Latium. Marcus (Thoughts, i. ad fin.) mentions a stay there.

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