Ep. 10.57.1Quid in persōnā eōrum statuendum sit, quī ā P. Servīliō Calvō prōcōnsule in triennium relēgātī et mox eiusdem ēdictō restitūtī in prōvinciā remānsērunt, proximē tibi rescrībam, cum causās eius factī ā Calvō requīsierō.What is to be decided in the case of those who were banished for three years by Publius Servilius Calvus as proconsul and soon restored by his edict, and who have remained in the province, I shall write back to you shortly, when I have asked Calvus for his reasons for that act. Ep. 10.57.2Quī ā Iūliō Bassō in perpetuum relēgātus est, cum per biennium agendī facultātem habuerit, sī exīstimat sē iniūriā relēgātum, neque id fēcerit atque in prōvinciā morārī persevērārit, vinctus mittī ad praefectōs praetōriī meī dēbet.As for the man who was banished for life by Julius Bassus, since he had two years in which to plead his case, if he thinks he was banished unjustly, and did not do so but persisted in staying in the province, he must be sent in chains to the prefects of my praetorian guard. Ep. 10.57.2Neque enim sufficit eum poenae suae restituī, quam contumācia ēlūsit.For it is not enough for him to be returned to the sentence which he evaded by his defiance.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.57
Trajan rules on the exiles
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (53 words)
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| persōna, -ae f. | mask; character, role; personal standing |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus | cause to stand; decide, resolve |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| prōcōnsul, -ulis m. | proconsul, governor |
| triennium, -ī n. | a period of three years |
| relēgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | send away, remove; banish |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| mox, adv. | soon |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| ēdictum, -ī n. | proclamation, edict (of a magistrate) |
| restituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set up again, put back, restore |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī | stay behind, remain |
| proximē (adv.) | most recently; nearest |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| rescrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptum | write again; transfer, enrol (in another unit) |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| factum, -ī n. | deed, act |
| requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus | look for, ask after; need |
| perpetuus, -a, -um | continuous, perpetual; in perpetuum, for all time, forever |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| biennium, -ī n. | period of two years |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| facultās, -tātis, f. | possibility, opportunity, chance, means |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| sī, conj. | if |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| iniūria, -ae, f. | injury, wrong, hurt, harm |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| moror, -ārī, -ātus | delay, linger, stay |
| persevērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | persist |
| vinciō, vincīre, vinxī, vinctus | bind |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| praefectus, -ī m. | commander, officer |
| praetōrium, -ī n. | governor's residence, headquarters |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| enim, conj. | for |
| sufficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus | be enough, hold out; supply |
| poena, -ae, f. | penalty, punishment |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| contumācia, -ae f. | defiance, stubbornness, insolence |
| ēlūdō, -ere, -lūsī, -lūsus | mock, make sport of; elude |
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