People of Tarsus
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the people of Tarsus · Tarsians · men of Tarsus · the city · you
spoken of as
1 expressionThe people of Tarsus1 mention
Orations (Greek)
For know well that by buildings, and by festivals, and by administering justice yourselves, and by not being subject to scrutiny by others nor contributing to others like a mere village — by all these things the spirit of cities is naturally exalted, and the dignity of the people becomes greater, and they meet with more honour both from the strangers who visit and from the governors.
in the texts
Orations
The citizens of Tarsus, addressed collectively as the audience of the oration and criticized for a shameful vocal habit.
From certain other things, which are signs of sleeping;
And you too, men of Tarsus, imitate the Lacedaemonians, cut out the superfluous sound.
but seeing the character of the city changing and becoming worse and ever more disturbed, you take no thought.
Letters
Laity of Tarsus urged toward unity concerning Cyriacus and the wider church.
To the People of Tarsus, concerning Cyriacus
And there is — as I persuade myself — that which is neither contrary to you, nor insufficient to satisfy the aforesaid brothers, namely this:
Meeting, then, with the brothers and observing in them much brotherly affection and love toward you, and far more besides their love of Christ and their exactness and vigour concerning the faith, and that they make every effort both not to be separated from your love and not to betray the sound faith — accepting their good resolve, I write to your honoured selves, exhorting you to hold them, with …