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To Emperor Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius Augustus Caesar; to Verissimus his son, the Philosopher; to Lucius the Philosopher, Caesar’s natural son and Pius’s adopted son, a lover of learning; to the sacred Senate; and to the whole people of Rome: I, Justin, son of Priscus and grandson of Bacchius, from Flavia Neapolis in Syria Palestine, one of those who are unjustly hated and mistreated among every race of humanity, have composed this address and petition on their behalf.