Ep. 10.103.1Diem imperiī meī dēbitā laetitiā et religiōne commīlitōnibus et prōvinciālibus praeeunte tē celebrātum libenter cognōvī litterīs tuīs.I have learned with pleasure from your letter that the day of my accession was celebrated with due joy and reverence by the soldiers and the provincials, with you leading the prayers.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.103
Trajan acknowledges the celebration
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (16 words)
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| imperium, -ī, n. | command; sway, rule |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| laetitia, -ae, f. | joy |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| religiō, -ōnis f. | religious scruple, religious duty |
| commīlitō, -ōnis m. | fellow soldier, comrade |
| prōvinciālis, -e | of the Province; as noun, a provincial |
| praeeō, -īre, -iī, -itum | go before, lead the way |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | throng; keep (a festival), celebrate |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| 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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