Letter 1000.1

To my Lord Antoninus Augustus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and to the great exploits of your brother a history written in no perfunctory spirit would be likely to add some interest and celebrity, just as the blowing even of a light breeze can fan a fire however great. As soon as your brother sends me his memoranda, I will undertake the writing of a full account, provided however that this, which I send as a foretaste, finds favour . . . . . . . .