1The petition of the Apameans, which you had attached to your letter, has relieved me of the necessity of weighing what their reasons are for wanting it to appear that those who governed this province as proconsuls refrained from inspecting their accounts, since they themselves have not refused to let you inspect them. 2Their honesty must therefore be rewarded, so that they may know even now that what you are about to inspect you will do at my wish, without prejudice to the privileges they possess.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.48
Trajan respects Apamea's privileges
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