Ep. 10.104.1Valerius, domine, Paulīnus exceptō Paulīnō iūs Latīnōrum suōrum mihi relīquit;Valerius Paulinus, sir, passing over Paulinus, has left me his rights over his Latin freedmen; Ep. 10.104.1ex quibus rogō tribus interim iūs Quirītium dēs.of these I ask you meanwhile to grant Roman citizenship to three. Ep. 10.104.1Vereor enim, nē sit immodicum prō omnibus pariter invocāre indulgentiam tuam, quā dēbeō tantō modestius ūtī, quantō plēniōrem experior.For I fear that it may be excessive to call upon your indulgence for all of them at once, an indulgence which I ought to use the more modestly, the more fully I experience it. Ep. 10.104.1Sunt autem prō quibus petō: C. Valerius Astraeus, C. Valerius Dionȳsius, C. Valerius Aper.Those for whom I ask are these: Gaius Valerius Astraeus, Gaius Valerius Dionysius, Gaius Valerius Aper.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.104
Citizenship for Latin freedmen
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (34 words)
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| Latīnus, -a, -um | Latin |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| trēs, tria, plur. adj. | three |
| interim (adv.) | meanwhile |
| Quirītēs, -ium m. pl. | Quirites, the Roman citizens in their civil capacity (used in addressing the people) |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| vereor, -ērī, -itus | fear |
| enim, conj. | for |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| immodicus, -a, -um | excessive, unrestrained |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| pariter (adv.) | equally, alike; at the same time |
| invocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call upon, invoke |
| indulgentia, -ae f. | kindness, indulgence, favour |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| modestē, adv. | with restraint, in good order, calmly |
| ūtor, ūtī, ūsus | use |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| plēnus, -a, -um | full |
| experior, -īrī, expertus sum | try, test, experience |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
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