Ep. 10.46.1Diplōmata, quōrum praeteritus est diēs, nōn dēbent esse in ūsū.Travel permits whose date has passed ought not to be in use. Ep. 10.46.1Ideō inter prīma iniungō mihi, ut per omnēs prōvinciās ante mittam nova diplōmata, quam dēsīderārī possint.That is why I make it among my first duties to send new permits throughout all the provinces before they can be needed.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.46
Trajan on travel permits
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (24 words)
| diplōma, -atis n. | official letter of authority, travel warrant, permit |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| praetereō, -īre, -iī, -itus | pass by |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| ūsus, -ūs, m. | use; experience |
| ideō (adv.) | for that reason, therefore |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| prīmus, -a, -um | first, foremost |
| iniungō, -ere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus | join to; impose, inflict |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| ante, prep, with acc. and adv. | before |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | long for, miss; require |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
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