M. CORNELIUS FRONTO
Marcus Aurelius to Fronto
To my master, greeting.
That you should keep a happy vintage, and that in the best of health, is my wish, my master. I am much relieved by the news of my little lady[1] telling me, the Gods be praised, that she is better. Farewell, my most delightful of masters.
Fronto to Marcus as Caesar
To my Lord.
I am keeping the vintage in my "gardens."[2] I am fairly well, but I cannot walk with comfort owing to pain in the toes of my left foot. Every morning I pray the Gods for Faustina, for you know that by so doing I wish and pray for your health. Farewell, my most sweet Lord. Greet my Lady.
Marcus Aurelius to Fronto
To my master.
As far as I am concerned, the writing is finished—so send me something else to write—but my secretary was not at hand to copy out what I wrote. However, what I wrote was not to my mind, as I was hurried, and your being poorly took a good deal out of me. But I will ask your indulgence tomorrow, when I send it. Farewell, my sweetest of masters. The Lady my mother sends you greeting.
- ↑ Apparently the daughter, not the wife, of Marcus.
- ↑ Probably his residence on the Esquiline, the Horti Maccenatiani.
