Ep. 10.80.1Interpretātiōnī tuae, mī Secunde cārissime, idem exīstimō: hāctenus ēdictō dīvī Augustī novātam esse lēgem Pompeiam, ut magistrātum quidem capere possent iī, quī nōn minōrēs duōrum et vīgintī annōrum essent, et quī cēpissent, in senātum cuiusque cīvitātis pervenīrent.I agree with your interpretation, my dearest Secundus: the Pompeian law has been modified by the edict of the deified Augustus to the extent that those who were not under twenty-two years of age might hold a magistracy, and those who had held one might enter the senate of each city. Ep. 10.80.1Cēterum nōn captō magistrātū eōs, quī minōrēs trīgintā annōrum sint, quia magistrātum capere possint, in cūriam etiam locī cuiusque nōn exīstimō legī posse.But I do not think that those under thirty who have not held a magistracy can be enrolled in the council of any place merely because they could hold a magistracy.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.80
Trajan on the Pompeian law
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| interpretātiō, -ōnis f. | interpretation, explanation; meaning |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| hāctenus (adv.) | thus far, up to this point; so much (and no more) |
| ēdictum, -ī n. | proclamation, edict (of a magistrate) |
| dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom) | god |
| novō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make new; rēs novāre: bring about a revolution |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| lēx, lēgis f. | law |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| magistrātus, -ūs m. | magistrate, official |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| parvus, -a, -um | little, small |
| duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj. | two |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| vīgintī, indecl. adj. | twenty |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| senātus, -ūs m. | senate |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| cēterum (adv.) | but, however; for the rest |
| trīgintā (indecl.) | thirty |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| cūria, -ae f. | senate house |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
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