§13.30.1L. Manlius est Sosis.
There is a man named Lucius Manlius Sosis.
is fuit Catinensis, sed est una cum reliquis Neapolitanis civis R. factus decurioque Neapoli; erat enim adscriptus in id municipium ante civitatem sociis et Latinis datam.
He was originally from Catina, but was made a Roman citizen along with the rest of the Neapolitans, and a decurion at Neapolis; for he had been registered in that municipium before citizenship was given to the allies and the Latins.
eius frater Catinae nuper mortuus est.
His brother died recently at Catina.
nullam omnino arbitramur de ea hereditate controversiam eum habiturum, et est hodie in bonis; sed quoniam habet praeterea negotia vetera in Sicilia sua, et hanc hereditatem fraternam et omnia eius tibi commendo in primisque ipsum, virum optimum mihique familiarissimum, iis studiis litterarum doctrinaeque praeditum, quibus ego maxime delector. §13.30.2peto igitur abs te ut eum, sive aderit sive non venerit in Siciliam, in meis intimis maximeque necessariis scias esse itaque tractes, ut intellegat meam sibi commendationem magno adiumento fuisse.
We think that he will have no dispute at all about that inheritance, and he is today in possession of the property; but since he has besides some old business in his native Sicily, I recommend both this fraternal inheritance and all his affairs to you, and especially himself, an excellent man and most intimate with me, endowed with those studies of literature and learning in which I take the greatest delight. Therefore, I ask of you that, whether he is present or does not come to Sicily, you know him to be among my closest and most intimate friends, and that you treat him in such a way that he may understand that my recommendation has been of great assistance to him.