1That lake of yours may tempt us to want to connect it with the sea; 1but it must certainly be carefully investigated, lest, once let out into the sea, it should drain away entirely — at the least, how much water it receives and from where. 1You can ask Calpurnius Macer for a leveller, and I shall send you from here someone experienced in works of this kind.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.42
Trajan urges caution on the canal
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