Ep. 10.5.1Proximō annō, domine, gravissimā valētūdine ūsque ad perīculum vītae vexātus iatrālīptēn assūmpsī;Last year, my lord, when I was afflicted by a very serious illness to the point of danger to my life, I took on a medical masseur; Ep. 10.5.1cuius sollicitūdinī et studiō tuae tantum indulgentiae beneficiō referre grātiam parem possum.his care and devotion I can repay with equal gratitude only through the kindness of your indulgence. Ep. 10.5.2Quārē rogō dēs eī cīvitātem Rōmānam.I therefore ask you to grant him Roman citizenship. Ep. 10.5.2Est enim peregrīnae condiciōnis manūmissus ā peregrīnā.For he is of foreign status, freed by a foreign woman. Ep. 10.5.2Vocātur ipse Arpocrās, patrōnam habuit Thermūthin Theōnis, quae iam prīdem dēfūncta est.He himself is called Harpocras; his patroness was Thermuthis, daughter of Theon, who died long ago. Ep. 10.5.2Item rogō dēs iūs Quirītium lībertīs Antōniae Maximillae, ōrnātissimae fēminae, Hēdiae et Antōniae Harmeridī;I likewise ask you to grant the right of Quirites to the freedwomen of Antonia Maximilla, a most distinguished lady, Hedia and Antonia Harmeris; Ep. 10.5.2quod ā tē petente patrōnā petō.this I ask of you at their patroness's request.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.5
Citizenship for Pliny's masseur
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| proximus, -a, -um | nearest, next |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| valētūdō, -inis f. | health, state of health; ill health |
| ūsque, adv. | all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| vexō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | harass, ravage |
| iatralīptēs, -ae m. | doctor who treats by massage with ointments |
| assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take up, receive; take to oneself |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| sollicitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | anxiety, care, apprehension |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| indulgentia, -ae f. | kindness, indulgence, favour |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| pār, paris | equal |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| quārē (adv.) | why; for which reason |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| enim, conj. | for |
| peregrīnus, -ī, m. | stranger, foreigner |
| condiciō, -ōnis f. | terms; condition, status |
| manūmittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missus | set free (a slave) |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| patrōna, -ae f. | protectress, patroness |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| prīdem (adv.) | long ago; iam prīdem: long since |
| dēfungor, -fungī, -fūnctus sum | finish, be done with; dēfūnctus: dead |
| item | likewise, also |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| Quirītēs, -ium m. pl. | Quirites, the Roman citizens in their civil capacity (used in addressing the people) |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| ōrnātus, -a, -um | equipped, fitted out |
| fēmina, -ae, f. | woman |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
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