Ep. 10.84.1Nīcaeēnsibus, quī intestātōrum cīvium suōrum concessam vindicātiōnem bonōrum ā dīvō Augustō affirmant, dēbēbis vacāre contrāctīs omnibus persōnīs ad idem negōtium pertinentibus, adhibitīs Virdiō Gemellīnō et Epimachō lībertō meō prōcūrātōribus, ut aestimātīs etiam iīs, quae contrā dīcuntur, quod optimum crēdideritis, statuātis.As to the people of Nicaea, who claim that the right to the property of their citizens who die intestate was granted them by the deified Augustus, you will have to give them a hearing, bringing together all the persons concerned in the same matter, with Virdius Gemellinus and my freedman Epimachus, the procurators, called in to assist, so that, having weighed also the arguments made on the other side, you may decide what you believe to be best.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.84
Trajan on Nicaea's claim
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (33 words)
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| intestātus, -a, -um | having made no will, intestate |
| cīvis, -is, m. and f. | citizen, fellow-citizen, subject |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | grant, yield |
| vindicātiō, -ōnis f. | legal claim, right of claiming (property) |
| bonum, -ī n. | a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom) | god |
| affirmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | assert, declare firmly |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| vacō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | be empty, be unoccupied |
| contrahō, -ere, -trāxī, -trāctum | draw together, collect |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| persōna, -ae f. | mask; character, role; personal standing |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| negōtium, -ī, n. | business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty |
| pertineō, -ēre, -uī | extend, reach; tend toward, concern |
| adhibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold to, employ, show |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| prōcūrātor, -ōris m. | manager, agent; regent |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | value, reckon |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| contrā, prep, with acc. | against, contrary to |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus | cause to stand; decide, resolve |
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