Ep. 10.53.1Quantā religiōne et laetitiā commīlitōnēs cum prōvinciālibus tē praeeunte diem imperiī meī celebrāverint, libenter, mī Secunde cārissime, agnōvī litterīs tuīs.With what religious feeling and joy the fellow-soldiers together with the provincials, with you leading them, have celebrated the day of my accession, I have gladly learned, my dearest Secundus, from your letter.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.53
Trajan thanks the province
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| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| religiō, -ōnis f. | religious scruple, religious duty |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| laetitia, -ae, f. | joy |
| commīlitō, -ōnis m. | fellow soldier, comrade |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| prōvinciālis, -e | of the Province; as noun, a provincial |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| praeeō, -īre, -iī, -itum | go before, lead the way |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| imperium, -ī, n. | command; sway, rule |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | throng; keep (a festival), celebrate |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize | |
| litterae, -ārum f. pl. | letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
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