1King Sauromates has written to me that there are certain things which you ought to know as soon as possible. 1For this reason I have helped the haste of the courier whom he has sent to you with letters by giving him a travel permit.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.64
Trajan on the king's courier
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