Apion to his father and lord
Epimachos: Many good wishes!
First of all I hope you are in good health and that things are going
well for you and my sister and her daughter and my brother. I thank the Lord Serapis for saving me right off when I was in danger at sea.
When I arrived at Misenum*, I
received three gold pieces from the Emperor as road money, and I’m
doing just fine.
Please write me a line, my lord father, about your own well-being,
second about that of my brother and sister, and third so that I may devotedly
greet your hand, because you brought me up well and I may therefore hope for
rapid promotion, the gods willing. Give my regards to Capiton and
my brother and sister and Serenilla and my friends. I’m sending
you my little portrait through Euktemon.
My Roman name is Antonius Maximus.
All my best!
*present Miseno, was the Roman war harbor, near Naples .
