Ep. 10.82.1Potuistī nōn haerēre, mī Secunde cārissime, circā id dē quō mē cōnsulendum exīstimāstī, cum prōpositum meum optimē nōssēs, nōn ex metū nec terrōre hominum aut crīminibus maiestātis reverentiam nōminī meō acquīrī.You need not have hesitated, my dearest Secundus, over the matter on which you thought I should be consulted, since you knew very well my resolve that respect for my name should not be won through people's fear and terror or through charges of treason. Ep. 10.82.2Omissā ergō eā quaestiōne, quam nōn admitterem etiam sī exemplīs adiuvārētur, ratiō tōtīus operis effectī sub cūrā Cocceiānī Diōnis excutiātur, cum et ūtilitās cīvitātis exigat nec aut recūset Diōn aut dēbeat recūsāre.So, setting aside that question, which I would not entertain even if it were supported by precedents, let the accounts of the whole work carried out under the charge of Cocceianus Dio be examined, since both the interest of the city requires it and Dio neither refuses nor ought to refuse.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.82
Trajan dismisses the treason charge
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| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrus | stick; hesitate |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| circā (adv. and prep. + acc.) | around, about |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| cōnsulō, -ere, -uī, -tus | consult |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| prōpositum, -ī n. | plan, purpose; the point being made, theme |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum | get to know (perf. nōvī: know) |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| metus, -ūs m. | fear, dread |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| terror, -ōris, m. | terror, fright |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| crīmen, -inis n. | charge, accusation; crime |
| maiestās, -ātis f. | greatness, dignity, majesty |
| reverentia, -ae f. | respect, modesty, shyness |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| acquīrō (adquīrō), -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus | acquire, gain, obtain, get in addition |
| omittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | let go, neglect, disregard, throw away, lose |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| quaestiō, -ōnis f. | inquiry, examination |
| admittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send to, admit; allow |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| sī, conj. | if |
| exemplum, -ī n. | example, precedent |
| adiuvō, -āre, adiūvī, adiūtum | help, assist |
| ratiō, -ōnis, f. | plan, means, method, manner; reason; account |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| efficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or work out, accomplish, effect |
| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| cūra, -ae f. | care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern) |
| excutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussus | shake off, shake out |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ūtilitās, -ātis f. | usefulness, advantage |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum | drive out; finish, spend (a season) |
| recūsō, -cūsāre, -cūsāvī, -cūsātus | give a reason against, refuse |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
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