1Sempronius Caelianus, an excellent young man, has sent me two slaves found among the recruits; 1I have postponed their punishment so that I might consult you, the founder and upholder of military discipline, about the measure of the penalty. 2For I myself am in doubt chiefly because, although they had already taken the oath, they had not yet been assigned to units. 2I ask you, therefore, my lord, to write what course I should follow, especially since it concerns a precedent.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.29
Slaves found among recruits
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