Ep. 10.28.1Nunc quidem proficīscentem ad comparātiōnem frūmentōrum Maximum lībertum meum rēctē mīlitibus īnstrūxistī.For now, indeed, you did right to furnish my freedman Maximus with soldiers as he set out to procure grain. Ep. 10.28.1Fungēbātur enim et ipse extraōrdināriō mūnere.For he too was performing a special duty. Ep. 10.28.1Cum ad prīstinum āctum reversus fuerit, sufficient illī duo ā tē datī mīlitēs et totidem ā Virdiō Gemellīnō prōcūrātōre meō, quem adiuvat.When he has returned to his former employment, two soldiers given by you will be enough for him, and as many from my procurator Virdius Gemellinus, whom he assists.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.28
Trajan on Maximus' escort
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| nunc, adv. | now |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| comparātiō, -ōnis f. | preparation, arrangement; comparison |
| frūmentum, -ī, n. | grain |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| rēctē (adv.) | rightly, properly; safely |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |
| fungor, fungī, fūnctus sum (+ abl.) | perform, carry out, discharge |
| enim, conj. | for |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| extraōrdinārius, -a, -um | beyond the usual order, extraordinary, special |
| mūnus, mūneris, n. | service, office, duty; present, gift |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| prīstinus, -a, -um | former |
| āctus, -ūs m. | proceeding, course of action, procedure |
| revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī | turn back, return |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| sufficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus | be enough, hold out; supply |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj. | two |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| totidem (indecl.) | just as many |
| prōcūrātor, -ōris m. | manager, agent; regent |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| adiuvō, -āre, adiūvī, adiūtum | help, assist |
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