Ep. 10.11.1Proxima īnfirmitās mea, domine, obligāvit mē Postumiō Marīnō medicō;My recent illness, my lord, put me under obligation to the doctor Postumius Marinus; Ep. 10.11.1cui parem grātiam referre beneficiō tuō possum, sī precibus meīs ex cōnsuētūdine bonitātis tuae indulseris.and I can repay him with equal gratitude through your kindness if, in accordance with your customary goodness, you grant my requests. Ep. 10.11.2Rogō ergō, ut propinquīs eius dēs cīvitātem, Chrysippō Mithridātis uxōrīque Chrysippī, Stratonīcae Epigonī, item līberīs eiusdem Chrysippī, Epigonō et Mithridātī, ita ut sint in patris potestāte utque iīs in lībertōs servētur iūs patrōnōrum.I ask, therefore, that you grant citizenship to his relatives: Chrysippus, son of Mithridates, and Chrysippus' wife, Stratonice, daughter of Epigonus, and also the children of the same Chrysippus, Epigonus and Mithridates, on condition that they remain in their father's power and that their rights as patrons over their freedmen be preserved. Ep. 10.11.2Item rogō indulgeās iūs Quirītium L. Satriō Abascantō et P. Caesiō Phōsphorō et Panchariae Sōtēridī;I likewise ask you to grant the right of Quirites to Lucius Satrius Abascantus, Publius Caesius Phosphorus and Pancharia Soteris; Ep. 10.11.2quod ā tē volentibus patrōnīs petō.this I ask of you with the consent of their patrons.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.11
Citizenship for a doctor's family
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| proximus, -a, -um | nearest, next |
| īnfirmitās, -ātis f. | weakness; fickleness |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| obligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | bind, oblige; mortgage, pledge |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| marīnus, -a, -um | of the sea, marine |
| medicus, -ī m. | doctor |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| pār, paris | equal |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| sī, conj. | if |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| cōnsuētūdō, -inis f. | custom, habit; way of life |
| bonitās, -ātis f. | goodness, fertility (of land) |
| indulgeō, -ēre, indulsī (+ dat.) | be kind to, favour |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| propinquus, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m./-a f. | near; (noun) relative |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| uxor, -ōris, f. | wife |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| item | likewise, also |
| līberī, -ōrum, m. plur. | children |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| potestās, -ātis f. | power, authority |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| patrōnus, -ī m. | patron, protector |
| Quirītēs, -ium m. pl. | Quirites, the Roman citizens in their civil capacity (used in addressing the people) |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
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