Pliny, Letter 10.107

Trajan grants the daughter citizenship

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Ep. 10.107.1Libellum P. Acciī Aquilae, centuriōnis sextae equestris, quem mihi mīsistī, lēgī;I have read the petition of Publius Accius Aquila, centurion of the sixth mounted cohort, which you sent me; Ep. 10.107.1cuius precibus mōtus dedī fīliae eius cīvitātem Rōmānam.moved by his requests, I have given his daughter Roman citizenship. Ep. 10.107.1Libellum rescrīptum, quem illī redderēs, mīsī tibi.I have sent you the petition with my reply, for you to hand to him.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (19 words)

libellus, -ī m.	little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce
centuriō, -ōnis m.	centurion (officer commanding about 80 men)
sextus, -a, -um	sixth
equester, -tris, -tre	of cavalry
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus	choose, pick out; read
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)	prayer, entreaty
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus	move
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
fīlia, -ae, f.	daughter
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
Rōmānus, -a, -um	Roman
rescrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptum	write again; transfer, enrol (in another unit)
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you

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