King Antigonus writes to Zeno the philosopher: in fortune and reputation I think I outstrip your way of life, but in logos, paideia, and the perfect eudaimonia that you possess I lag behind. Therefore I have decided to ask you to come to me, convinced you will not refuse. Try by every means to join me, understanding that you will not be the teacher of me alone but of all the Macedonians together.
For the man who educates the ruler of Macedonia and leads him toward ἀρετή is plainly also preparing the subjects for manliness. As the leader is, so for the most part will those under him be.
The text is a Hellenistic royal letter on the education of a king, preserved under Antigonus's name without an identifiable author behind it.
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