Pliny, Letter 10.64

Trajan on the king's courier

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Ep. 10.64.1Rēx Sauromatēs scrīpsit mihi esse quaedam, quae dēbērēs quam mātūrissimē scīre.King Sauromates has written to me that there are certain things which you ought to know as soon as possible. Ep. 10.64.1Quā ex causā festīnātiōnem tabellāriī, quem ad tē cum epistulīs mīsit, diplōmate adiūvī.For 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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Latin vocabulary for this passage (21 words)

rēx, rēgis, m.	king
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
mātūrē (adv.; superl. mātūrrimē)	early, quickly
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
causa, -ae, f.	cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
festīnātiō, -ōnis f.	haste, hurry
tabellārius, -ī m.	letter-carrier, courier
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
cum, prep, with abl.	with
epistula, -ae f.	letter
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
diplōma, -atis n.	official letter of authority, travel warrant, permit
adiuvō, -āre, adiūvī, adiūtum	help, assist

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