Ep. 10.10.1Exprimere, domine, verbīs nōn possum, quantō mē gaudiō affēcerint epistulae tuae, ex quibus cognōvī tē Arpocrātī, iatralīptae meō, et Alexandrīnam cīvitātem tribuisse, quamvīs secundum īnstitūtiōnem prīncipum nōn temerē eam dare prōposuissēs.I cannot express in words, my lord, with what joy your letters filled me, from which I learned that you had granted Harpocras, my masseur, Alexandrian citizenship as well, although you had resolved, following the practice of the emperors, not to grant it lightly. Ep. 10.10.1Esse autem Arpocrān indicō tibi tibi.I inform you that Harpocras belongs to the Memphite district. Ep. 10.10.2Rogō ergō, indulgentissime imperātor, ut mihi ad Pompeium Plantam praefectum Aegyptī amīcum tuum, sīcut prōmīsistī, epistulam mittās.I ask therefore, most indulgent emperor, that you send me a letter to Pompeius Planta, prefect of Egypt, your friend, as you promised. Ep. 10.10.2Obviam itūrus, quō mātūrius, domine, exoptātissimī adventūs tuī gaudiō fruī possim, rogō permittās mihi quam longissimē occurrere tibi.As I mean to come out to meet you, so that I may enjoy the sooner, my lord, the joy of your longed-for arrival, I ask you to allow me to meet you as far off as possible.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.10
Harpocras' district; a request to meet Trajan
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (54 words)
| exprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press out |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| verbum, -ī, n. | word |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| gaudium, -ī, n. | gladness, joy |
| afficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectum | affect, afflict |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus | find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| iatralīptēs, -ae m. | doctor who treats by massage with ointments |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| Alexandrīnus, -a, -um | of Alexandria, Alexandrian (bellum Alexandrīnum: the war Caesar fought at Alexandria, 48-47 BC) |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| tribuō, -ere, tribuī, tribūtum | assign, attribute |
| quamvīs (adv.) | however much, as … as you like |
| secundum (prep. + acc.) | after, besides; along |
| īnstitūtiō, -ōnis f. | arrangement, method; instruction, systematic treatment |
| prīnceps, -ipis | first, chief; as noun: leader |
| temerē, adv. | rashly |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| prōpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put or set before, offer, propose; set forth, say |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| indicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | point out, reveal, give information; inform against |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| indulgēns, -entis | kind, indulgent, gracious |
| imperātor, -ōris, m. | commander, general |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| praefectus, -ī m. | commander, officer |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| sīcut (conj.) | just as |
| prōmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send or put forth, promise |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| obviam, adv. | in the way, opposite, face to face; obviam fierī, to meet; obviam īre, to go to meet |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| quō, adv. | to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long? |
| mātūrē (adv.; superl. mātūrrimē) | early, quickly |
| exoptātus, -a, -um | longed for, welcome |
| adventus, -ūs, m. | approach, arrival |
| fruor, -ī, frūctus sum (+ abl.) | enjoy |
| permittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missum | allow, permit; entrust |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| longē, adv. | far |
| occurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursus | run against, meet |
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