1The day, my lord, on which you preserved the empire by taking it up, we have celebrated with all the joy you deserve, praying the gods to keep you safe and flourishing for the human race, whose protection and security rest on your welfare. 1We also led the fellow-soldiers in the oath in the customary form, the provincials vying with one another to take the same oath with the same devotion.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.52
Celebrating Trajan's accession day
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