Ep. 10.16.1Rēctē renūntiāstī, mī Secunde cārissime.You were right to report it, my dearest Secundus. Ep. 10.16.1Pertinet enim ad animum meum, quālī itinere prōvinciam perveniās.For it matters to me what sort of journey you have in reaching your province. Ep. 10.16.1Prūdenter autem cōnstituis interim nāvibus, interim vehiculīs ūtī, prōut loca suāserint.And you are wise to decide to use ships at some times, carriages at others, as the places suggest.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.16
Trajan approves the travel plans
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| rēctē (adv.) | rightly, properly; safely |
| renūntiō, -nūntiāre, -nūntiāvī, -nūntiātus | bring back word, report, announce |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| enim, conj. | for |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| quālis, -e | of what sort? what kind of? |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| prūdenter (adv.) | wisely, sensibly, with foresight |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |
| interim (adv.) | meanwhile |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| vehiculum, -ī n. | vehicle, carriage |
| ūtor, ūtī, ūsus | use |
| prōut (conj.) | just as, according as |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsus | advise, urge |
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