Ep. 10.27.1Maximus lībertus et prōcūrātor tuus, domine, praeter decem beneficiāriōs, quōs assignārī ā mē Gemellīnō optimō virō iussistī, sibi quoque cōnfirmat necessāriōs esse mīlitēs sex.Maximus, your freedman and procurator, my lord, says that besides the ten beneficiarii whom you ordered me to assign to the excellent Gemellinus, he too needs six soldiers. Ep. 10.27.1Hōs interim, sīcut invēneram, in ministeriō eius relinquendōs exīstimāvī, praesertim cum ad frūmentum comparandum īret in Paphlagoniam.These I thought I should leave in his service for the time being, as I had found them, especially since he was going to Paphlagonia to procure grain. Ep. 10.27.1Quīn etiam tūtēlae causā, quia ita dēsīderābat, addidī duōs equitēs.What is more, I added two cavalrymen for his protection, since he so wished. Ep. 10.27.1In futūrum, quid servārī velīs, rogō rescrībās.For the future, I ask you to write back what you wish to be observed.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.27
Soldiers for the freedman Maximus
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (52 words)
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| prōcūrātor, -ōris m. | manager, agent; regent |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| praeter, prep. with acc. | before, past, by; besides, except |
| decem, indecl. adj. | ten |
| beneficiārius, -ī m. | a soldier excused from fatigue duties by his commander's favour; an orderly, bodyguard |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| assignō (adsignō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus | assign, allot |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| cōnfirmō, -firmāre, -firmāvī, -firmātus | strengthen, establish; declare, assert |
| necessārius, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m. | necessary, critical; (noun) close friend, relative |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| sex (indecl.) | six |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| interim (adv.) | meanwhile |
| sīcut (conj.) | just as |
| inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come upon, find |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| ministerium, -ī n. | service, office, duty |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| praesertim (adv.) | especially |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| frūmentum, -ī, n. | grain |
| comparō, -parāre, -parāvī, -parātus | prepare, collect |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| quīn, conj. | so that ... not, but that, but |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| tūtēla, -ae f. | protection, guardianship, care |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | long for, miss; require |
| addō, -ere, -didī, -ditus | add, put to |
| duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj. | two |
| eques, equitis m. | horseman; (pl.) cavalry |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| rescrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptum | write again; transfer, enrol (in another unit) |
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