Ep. 10.15.1Quia cōnfīdō, domine, ad cūram tuam pertinēre, nūntiō tibi mē Ephesum cum omnibus meīs nāvigāsse quamvīs contrāriīs ventīs retentum retentum.Because I am confident, my lord, that it is a matter of concern to you, I report that I have sailed with all my party round Malea to Ephesus, although held back by contrary winds. Ep. 10.15.1Nunc dēstinō partim ōrāriīs nāvibus, partim vehiculīs prōvinciam petere.Now I intend to make for the province partly in coastal vessels, partly in carriages. Ep. 10.15.1Nam sīcut itinerī grauēs aestūs, ita continuae nāvigātiōnī etēsiae reluctantur.For just as the oppressive heat is against travelling by land, so the Etesian winds are against continuous sailing.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.15
Pliny reaches Ephesus
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (36 words)
| quia (conj.) | because |
| cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sum | trust, be confident |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| cūra, -ae f. | care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern) |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | report, announce |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | sail |
| quamvīs (adv.) | however much, as … as you like |
| contrārius, -a, -um | opposite, facing |
| ventus, -ī, m. | wind |
| retineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold or keep back, keep, restrain; hold fast |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| dēstinō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | fasten, make fast |
| partim (adv.) | partly (partim … partim: some … others) |
| ōrārius, -a, -um | coasting; nāvis ōrāria: coastal vessel |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| vehiculum, -ī n. | vehicle, carriage |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| nam, conj. | for |
| sīcut (conj.) | just as |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| aestus, -ūs m. | heat; tide |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| continuus, -a, -um | continuous, successive |
| nāvigātiō, -ōnis, f. | sailing, navigation, voyage |
| etēsiae, -ārum m. pl. | the etesian winds, the steady north winds of the eastern Mediterranean in summer |
| reluctor, -ārī, -ātus sum | struggle against, resist |
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