Ep. 10.52.1Diem, domine, quō servāstī imperium, dum suscipis, quantā merēris laetitiā celebrāvimus, precātī deōs ut tē generī hūmānō, cuius tūtēla et sēcūritās salūtī tuae innīsa est, incolumem flōrentemque praestārent.The 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. Ep. 10.52.1Praeīvimus et commīlitōnibus iūs iūrandum mōre sollemnī, eādem prōvinciālibus certātim pietāte iūrantibus.We 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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| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| imperium, -ī, n. | command; sway, rule |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| mereor, -ērī, meritus sum | deserve; (dē) do service to |
| laetitia, -ae, f. | joy |
| celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | throng; keep (a festival), celebrate |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| genus, generis, n. | kind, nature |
| hūmānus, -a, -um | of man, human |
| tūtēla, -ae f. | protection, guardianship, care |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| sēcūritās, -ātis f. | freedom from care, composure |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| innītor, -ī, innīxus sum (+ abl.) | lean on |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| incolumis, -e | unhurt, safe |
| flōreō, -ēre, -uī | flourish, be prosperous |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| praestō, -stāre, -stitī, -stitus | stand in front; show |
| praeeō, -īre, -iī, -itum | go before, lead the way |
| commīlitō, -ōnis m. | fellow soldier, comrade |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| iūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | swear; iūs iūrandum, oath |
| mōs, mōris, m. | way, manner, habit, custom |
| sollemnis, -e | solemn, ritual, customary |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| prōvinciālis, -e | of the Province; as noun, a provincial |
| certātim (adv.) | eagerly, vying with one another |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
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