1It is harsh to impose on provincials the necessity of approaching the pontiffs, if they wish to move the remains of their relatives from one place to another for some just reasons. 1You should therefore rather follow the precedents of those who have governed that province, and permit or refuse according to each person's case.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.69
Trajan on moving remains
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