Ep. 10.100.1Vōta, domine, priōre annō nūncupāta alacrēs laetīque persolvimus novaque rūrsus certante commīlitōnum et prōvinciālium pietāte suscēpimus, precātī deōs ut tē remque pūblicam flōrentem et incolumem eā benignitāte servārent, quam super magnās plūrimāsque virtūtēs praecipuā sānctitāte obsequiō deōrum honōre meruistī.The vows, sir, undertaken in the previous year, we have discharged eagerly and joyfully, and we have taken up new ones again, with the soldiers and the provincials vying in their devotion, praying the gods to preserve you and the state flourishing and safe with that kindness which, besides your great and very many virtues, you have earned by your exceptional piety, your obedience and your honour towards the gods.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.100
New Year vows for Trajan
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (38 words)
| vōtum, -ī n. | vow; wish, prayer |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| prior, prius | earlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front) |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| nūncupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | name, call; declare publicly |
| alacer, -cris, -cre | eager, keen |
| laetus, -a, -um | glad, joyful |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| persolvō, -solvere, -solvī, -solūtus | pay completely, pay |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| rūrsus, adv. | again |
| certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | contend, compete, vie |
| commīlitō, -ōnis m. | fellow soldier, comrade |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| prōvinciālis, -e | of the Province; as noun, a provincial |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| flōreō, -ēre, -uī | flourish, be prosperous |
| incolumis, -e | unhurt, safe |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| benignitās, -tātis, f. | kindness |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| praecipuus, -a, -um | special, particular, outstanding |
| sānctitās, -ātis f. | holiness, sanctity; purity, integrity |
| obsequium, -ī n. | compliance, obedience; service (to a god): obsequium praestāre Deō |
| honor, -ōris, m. | honor |
| mereō, -ēre, meruī, meritus | deserve, earn |
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