Ep. 10.60.1Potuit quidem ignōrāsse Domitiānus, in quō statū esset Archippus, cum tam multa ad honōrem eius pertinentia scrīberet;Domitian may indeed have been unaware of Archippus' status when he wrote so many things relating to his honour; Ep. 10.60.1sed meae nātūrae accommodātius est crēdere etiam statuī eius subventum interventū prīncipis, praesertim cum etiam statuārum eī honor totiēns dēcrētus sit ab iīs, quī nōn ignōrābant, quid dē illō Paulus prōcōnsul prōnūntiāsset.but it is more in keeping with my nature to believe that his status too was relieved by the emperor's intervention, especially since the honour of statues has also been voted to him so many times by those who were not unaware of what Paulus as proconsul had pronounced about him. Ep. 10.60.2Quae tamen, mī Secunde cārissime, nōn eō pertinent, ut sī quid illī novī crīminis obicitur, minus dē eō audiendum putēs.These considerations, however, my dearest Secundus, do not mean that, if any new charge is brought against him, you should think he deserves less of a hearing. Ep. 10.60.2Libellōs Fūriae Prīmae accūsātrīcis, item ipsīus Archippī, quōs alterī epistulae tuae iūnxerās, lēgī.I have read the petitions of Furia Prima, the accuser, and likewise of Archippus himself, which you had attached to your other letter.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.60
Trajan on Archippus' status
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| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| ignōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | be ignorant of |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| status, -ūs m. | condition, state |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| tam, adv. | so |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| honor, -ōris, m. | honor |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| sed, conj. | but |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| nātūra, -ae, f. | nature, character |
| accommodātus, -a, -um | suited, fitted |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| subveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventus | come to help, rescue (+ dat.) |
| interventus, -ūs m. | coming on, intervention |
| prīnceps, -ipis | first, chief; as noun: leader |
| praesertim (adv.) | especially |
| statua, -ae f. | statue |
| totiēns (adv.) | so often, so many times |
| dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētum | decide, decree |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| prōcōnsul, -ulis m. | proconsul, governor |
| prōnūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | proclaim, announce |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| sī, conj. | if |
| quis, qua, quid, indef. pron. | any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| crīmen, -inis n. | charge, accusation; crime |
| obiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw in the way or to |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| libellus, -ī m. | little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce |
| accūsātrīx, -īcis f. | female accuser |
| item | likewise, also |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| alter, -era, -erum | one or the other (of two); another, second |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctus | join; yoke, harness |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
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