Ep. 10.29.1Semprōnius Caeliānus, ēgregius iuvenis, repertōs inter tīrōnēs duōs servōs mīsit ad mē;Sempronius Caelianus, an excellent young man, has sent me two slaves found among the recruits; Ep. 10.29.1quōrum ego supplicium distulī, ut tē conditōrem disciplīnae mīlitāris firmātōremque cōnsulerem dē modō poenae.I have postponed their punishment so that I might consult you, the founder and upholder of military discipline, about the measure of the penalty. Ep. 10.29.2Ipse enim dubitō ob hoc maximē quod, ut iam dīxerant sacrāmentō, ita nōndum distribūtī in numerōs erant.For I myself am in doubt chiefly because, although they had already taken the oath, they had not yet been assigned to units. Ep. 10.29.2Quid ergō dēbeam sequī rogō, domine, scrībās, praesertim cum pertineat ad exemplum.I 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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| ēgregius, -a, -um | outstanding, excellent |
| iuvenis, -is, m. | young man, youth |
| reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertus | find, discover |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| tīrō, -ōnis m. | a recruit, a raw soldier |
| duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj. | two |
| servus, -ī, m. | slave, servant |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| supplicium, -ī, n. | punishment, torture |
| differō, differre, distulī, dīlātum | differ; scatter, put off |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| conditor, -ōris m. | founder |
| disciplīna, -ae f. | training, discipline |
| mīlitāris, -e | military, warlike; rēs mīlitāris, art of war, warfare |
| firmātor, -ōris m. | one who establishes, upholder |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| cōnsulō, -ere, -uī, -tus | consult |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| poena, -ae, f. | penalty, punishment |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| enim, conj. | for |
| dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | doubt, hesitate |
| ob, prep. with acc. | on account of, for; in compounds, to, against |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| maximē, adv. | very greatly, exceedingly, especially |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| sacrāmentum, -ī n. | military oath (of allegiance) |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| nōndum, adv. | not yet |
| distribuō, -ere, -tribuī, -tribūtum | divide up, distribute |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| sequor, sequī, secūtus | follow |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| praesertim (adv.) | especially |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| exemplum, -ī n. | example, precedent |
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