Letters (selections)
Pliny, Epistulae: selections
Pliny's letters: Vesuvius and his uncle's death, the haunted house, Arria's courage, the boy and the dolphin, and the Christians of Bithynia. 7 sections, 283 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Letter 3.16Arria: 'Paete, non dolet'Adnotāsse videor facta dictaque virōrum fēminārumque alia clāriōra esse alia…
- Letter 6.16The death of the Elder PlinyPetis ut tibi avunculī meī exitum scrībam, quō vērius trādere posterīs possīs.
- Letter 6.20Escape from MisenumAis tē adductum litterīs quās exigentī tibi dē morte avunculī meī scrīpsī,…
- Letter 7.27The haunted houseEt mihi discendī et tibi docendī facultātem ōtium praebet.
- Letter 9.33The boy and the dolphinIncidī in māteriam vēram sed simillimam fictae, dignamque istō laetissimō…
- Letter 10.96What to do about the ChristiansSollemne est mihi, domine, omnia dē quibus dubitō ad tē referre.
- Letter 10.97Trajan's replyĀctum quem dēbuistī, mī Secunde, in excutiendīs causīs eōrum, quī Chrīstiānī ad…
Pliny, Epistulae: selections. Latin text: public domain (the source file does not name its printed edition); digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.