Ep. 10.23.1Prūsēnsēs, domine, balineum habent;The people of Prusa, my lord, have a bath; Ep. 10.23.1est sordidum et vetus.it is dirty and old. Ep. 10.23.1Itaque magnī aestimant novum fierī;So they set great store by having a new one built; Ep. 10.23.1quod vidēris mihi dēsīderiō eōrum indulgēre posse.and I think you can grant their wish. Ep. 10.23.2Erit enim pecūnia, ex quā fīat, prīmum ea quam revocāre ā prīvātīs et exigere iam coepī;For there will be money to build it with: first, what I have already begun to call in and collect from private persons; Ep. 10.23.2deinde quam ipsī ērogāre in oleum solitī parātī sunt in opus balineī cōnferre;next, what they themselves usually pay out on oil, which they are ready to contribute to the building of the bath; Ep. 10.23.2quod aliōquī et dignitās cīvitātis et saeculī tuī nītor postulat.something which in any case both the dignity of the city and the splendour of your age demand.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.23
A new bath for Prusa
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| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| balineum (balneum), -ī n. | bath, bathroom |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| sordidus, -a, -um | dirty; mean, base, of low status |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| vetus, veteris | old, former |
| itaque, adv. | and so, accordingly, therefore |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | value, reckon |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| fīō, fierī, factus sum | be done or made, become, happen |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| dēsīderium, -ī, n. | desire, longing |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| indulgeō, -ēre, indulsī (+ dat.) | be kind to, favour |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| enim, conj. | for |
| pecūnia, -ae, f. | money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times) |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| revocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | call back, recall |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| prīvātus, -a, -um | private |
| exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum | drive out; finish, spend (a season) |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action) | have begun, began |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| ērogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | pay out, spend |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| oleum, -ī n. | olive oil, oil |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |
| parātus, -a, -um | prepared, equipped, ready |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus | bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way |
| aliōquī (adv.) | otherwise; in other respects |
| dignitās, -ātis f. | rank, standing, prestige |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| saeculum, -ī n. | generation, age; century |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| nītor, -ī, nīxus sum (+ abl.) | rely on |
| postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask, request, demand |
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