Ep. 10.7.1Cīvitātem Alexandrīnam secundum īnstitūtiōnem prīncipum nōn temerē dare prōposuī.I have resolved, following the practice of the emperors, not to grant Alexandrian citizenship lightly. Ep. 10.7.1Sed cum Arpocrātī, iatralīptae tuō, iam cīvitātem Rōmānam impetrāverīs, huic quoque petītiōnī tuae negāre nōn sustineō.But since you have already obtained Roman citizenship for Harpocras, your masseur, I cannot bring myself to refuse this request of yours too. Ep. 10.7.1Tū, ex quō nomō sit, notum mihi facere dēbēbis, ut epistulam tibi ad Pompeium Plantam praefectum Aegyptī amīcum meum mittam.You will need to let me know from which district he comes, so that I may send you a letter for Pompeius Planta, prefect of Egypt, my friend.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.7
Trajan grants Alexandrian citizenship
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| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| Alexandrīnus, -a, -um | of Alexandria, Alexandrian (bellum Alexandrīnum: the war Caesar fought at Alexandria, 48-47 BC) |
| secundum (prep. + acc.) | after, besides; along |
| īnstitūtiō, -ōnis f. | arrangement, method; instruction, systematic treatment |
| prīnceps, -ipis | first, chief; as noun: leader |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| temerē, adv. | rashly |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| prōpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put or set before, offer, propose; set forth, say |
| sed, conj. | but |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| iatralīptēs, -ae m. | doctor who treats by massage with ointments |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| impetrō, -petrāre, -petrāvī, -petrātus | gain one's end, obtain (a request) |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| petītiō, -ōnis f. | thrust, attack; candidacy |
| negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | say no or not, deny, refuse |
| sustineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold or bear up, sustain, withstand |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| nomus, -ī m. | district, province (of Egypt) |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nōtus, -a, -um | known, well-known, famous |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| praefectus, -ī m. | commander, officer |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
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