Pliny, Letter 10.36

Trajan acknowledges the vows

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Ep. 10.36.1Et solvisse vōs cum prōvinciālibus dīs immortālibus vōta prō meā salūte et incolumitāte et nūncupāsse libenter, mī Secunde cārissime, cognōvī ex litterīs tuīs.I have learned with pleasure from your letter, my dearest Secundus, that you, together with the provincials, have both discharged and pronounced vows to the immortal gods for my welfare and safety.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×2

Latin vocabulary for this passage (19 words)

et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus	loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
vōs	plur. of tū
cum, prep, with abl.	with
prōvinciālis, -e	of the Province; as noun, a provincial
deus, -ī, m.	god
immortālis, -e	immortal
vōtum, -ī n.	vow; wish, prayer
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
salūs, salūtis, f.	safety, deliverance, escape
incolumitās, -ātis f.	safety
nūncupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	name, call; declare publicly
libenter, adv.	willingly, gladly
cārus, -a, -um	dear, precious
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
litterae, -ārum f. pl.	letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your

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