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Owing to this necessary residence in the city , Trajan lost the chance of
distinguishing himself in Domitian ' s war against the Chatti ( 83 - 84 ) , but after
his praetorship we find him in 89 in Spain , charged by Domitian with the task of
leading the ...
Owing to this necessary residence in the city , Trajan lost the chance of
distinguishing himself in Domitian ' s war against the Chatti ( 83 - 84 ) , but after
his praetorship we find him in 89 in Spain , charged by Domitian with the task of
leading the ...
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Beyond this , however , Domitian , who in his later years cherished an insane
jealousy for military talent , did not advance him . For the next six years we know
nothing of Trajan ' s position , though from one passage of the Panegyrica he ...
Beyond this , however , Domitian , who in his later years cherished an insane
jealousy for military talent , did not advance him . For the next six years we know
nothing of Trajan ' s position , though from one passage of the Panegyrica he ...
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... German command is the Germania of Tacitus , published in 98 , 8 and
evidence of the importance attached to Germany and German affairs by the
Roman. i The reduction was not made all at once , but while under Domitian
there were eight ...
... German command is the Germania of Tacitus , published in 98 , 8 and
evidence of the importance attached to Germany and German affairs by the
Roman. i The reduction was not made all at once , but while under Domitian
there were eight ...
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... completely restored the discipline and efficiency of the army , which had been
pampered by Domitian , thither he proceeded in the course of 99 , certainly in
time for the consular elections , at which he was appointed consul for the third
time .
... completely restored the discipline and efficiency of the army , which had been
pampered by Domitian , thither he proceeded in the course of 99 , certainly in
time for the consular elections , at which he was appointed consul for the third
time .
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... One of the first acts was the punishment of the delatores , ' from whom so much
mischief - had arisen under Domitian . After being subjected to public ignominy ,
apparently in the amphitheatre , they were sent away to various places of exile .
... One of the first acts was the punishment of the delatores , ' from whom so much
mischief - had arisen under Domitian . After being subjected to public ignominy ,
apparently in the amphitheatre , they were sent away to various places of exile .
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Page 214 - Adfirmabant autem hanc fuisse summam vel culpae suae vel erroris, quod essent soliti stato die ante lucem convenire carmenque Christo quasi deo dicere secum invicem seque sacramento non in scelus aliquod obstringere, sed ne furta, ne latrocinia, ne adulteria committerent, ne fidem fallerent, ne depositum appellati abnegarent.
Page 54 - Ergo abolendo rumori Nero subdidit reos et quaesitissimis poenis adfecit, quos per flagitia invisos vulgus Christianos appellabat. Auctor nominis eius Christus Tiberio imperitante per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum supplicio adfectus erat...
Page 215 - Visa est enim mihi res digna consultatione, maxime propter periclitantium numerum. Multi enim omnis aetatis, omnis ordinis, utriusque sexus etiam, vocantur in periculum, et vocabuntur. Neque civitates tantum, sed vicos etiam atque agros superstitionis istius contagio pervagata est : quae videtur sisti et corrigi posse.
Page 214 - ... stato die ante lucem convenire, carmenque Christo, quasi deo, dicere secum invicem, seque sacramento non in scelus aliquod obstringere. sed ne furta, ne latrocinia, ne adulteria committerent, ne fidem fallerent, ne depositum appellati abnegarent: quibus peractis morem sibi discedendi fuisse, rursusque coeundi ad capiendum cibum, promiscuum tamen, et innoxium : quod ipsum facere desisse post edictum meum, quo secundum mandata tua hetaerias esse vetueram.
Page 212 - Interim in iis, qui ad me tamquam Christi5 ani deferebantur, hunc sum secutus modum. Interrogavi ipsos, an essent Christiani. Confitentes iterum ac tertio interrogavi, supplicium minatus: perseverantes duci iussi. Neque enim dubitabam, qualecumque esset, quod faterentur, pertinaciam certe et inflexibilem obstinationem debere puniri.
Page 212 - Nec mediocriter haesitavi, sitne aliquod discrimen aetatum, an quamlibet teneri nihil a robustioribus differant, detur paenitentiae venia, an ei, qui omnino Christianus fuit, desisse non prosit, nomen ipsum, si flagitiis careat, an flagitia cohaerentia nomini puniantur.
Page 213 - Propositus est libellus sine auctore multorum nomina continens. Qui negabant esse se Christianos aut fuisse, cum praeeunte me deos appellarent et imagini tuae, quam propter hoc iusseram cum simulacris numinum adferri, ture 15 ac vino supplicarent, praeterea male dicerent Christo, quorum nihil posse cogi dicuntur, qui sunt re vera Christiani, dimittendos esse putavi.
Page 54 - ... et pereuntibus addita ludibria, ut ferarum tergis contecti laniatu canum interirent aut crucibus adfixi [aut flammandi atque], ubi defecisset dies, in usu[m] nocturni luminis urerentur.
Page 53 - And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and 31 received all that went in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.
Bibliographic information
| Title | C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistulae ad Traianum imperatorem cum eiusdem responsis |
| Author | Plinius (d.y.) |
| Editor | Ernest George Hardy |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1889 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 251 pages |
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