Ep. 10.101.1Solvisse vōta dīs immortālibus tē praeeunte prō meā incolumitāte commīlitōnēs cum prōvinciālibus laetissimō cōnsēnsū et in futūrum nūncupāsse libenter, mī Secunde cārissime, cognōvī litterīs tuīs.I have learned with pleasure from your letter, my dearest Secundus, that the soldiers together with the provincials, with you leading the prayers, have discharged with most joyful unanimity their vows to the immortal gods for my safety and have undertaken them for the future.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.101
Trajan acknowledges the vows
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (23 words)
| solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus | loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea |
| vōtum, -ī n. | vow; wish, prayer |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| immortālis, -e | immortal |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| praeeō, -īre, -iī, -itum | go before, lead the way |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| incolumitās, -ātis f. | safety |
| commīlitō, -ōnis m. | fellow soldier, comrade |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| prōvinciālis, -e | of the Province; as noun, a provincial |
| laetus, -a, -um | glad, joyful |
| cōnsēnsus, -ūs, m. | agreement, consent |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nūncupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | name, call; declare publicly |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus | find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know |
| litterae, -ārum f. pl. | letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
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