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Ep . vi 31 . in connection with the mention of him in 7 Orelli , 792 . Ep . ad Trai . 41
, 61 , and 62 . 8 C . I . L . ii pp . 759 and 760 . 15 See the Pliny Inscription , p . 16 .
between Pliny and the emperor , though highly instructive , INTRODUCTION.
Ep . vi 31 . in connection with the mention of him in 7 Orelli , 792 . Ep . ad Trai . 41
, 61 , and 62 . 8 C . I . L . ii pp . 759 and 760 . 15 See the Pliny Inscription , p . 16 .
between Pliny and the emperor , though highly instructive , INTRODUCTION.
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... various ' Militaria Diplomata ' that the second tribunicial power commenced on
ist January 98 A . D . Mommsen ' s index to Keil ' s edition of Pliny ' s ' Letters '
gives all the information possible about the personages mentioned in the ' Letters
.
... various ' Militaria Diplomata ' that the second tribunicial power commenced on
ist January 98 A . D . Mommsen ' s index to Keil ' s edition of Pliny ' s ' Letters '
gives all the information possible about the personages mentioned in the ' Letters
.
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... a comparatively unimportant province , we find in Pliny ' s letters mention of at
least two edicts of Augustus , and we cannot doubt that in other provinces as well
his attention and care were similarly displayed . But the provincial administration
...
... a comparatively unimportant province , we find in Pliny ' s letters mention of at
least two edicts of Augustus , and we cannot doubt that in other provinces as well
his attention and care were similarly displayed . But the provincial administration
...
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Nero had to send Polyclitus to compose a quarrel in Britain between Suetonius
Paulinus and the procurator Classicianus , while it is mentioned of Agricola as
something noteworthy that he had no such quarrel . It was not even unknown for
the ...
Nero had to send Polyclitus to compose a quarrel in Britain between Suetonius
Paulinus and the procurator Classicianus , while it is mentioned of Agricola as
something noteworthy that he had no such quarrel . It was not even unknown for
the ...
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He promised ' explorare provincialium voluntatem , ' and there , as far as we
know , the matter rested . . A consideration of these four cases leads us to the
conclusion , to which the cases mentioned more shortly by Tacitus also point ,
that , if as ...
He promised ' explorare provincialium voluntatem , ' and there , as far as we
know , the matter rested . . A consideration of these four cases leads us to the
conclusion , to which the cases mentioned more shortly by Tacitus also point ,
that , if as ...
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accused adopted Aldus appears appointed Augustus authority Avant Avantius Bithynia Book Budaeus called charge Christians civitas consul copy death Dio Cass domine Domitian doubt duties edition eius emperor empire enim etiam fact followed given gives governors granted hand Hist important inter Italy Jews later legate legions letters matter means mentioned mihi military Mommsen Nerva original Panegyr passed Plin PLINIUS TRAIANO IMPERATORI Pliny Pliny's position present probably proconsul province quae quam question quibus quid quod reading received reference regard reign Roman Rome says seems senate senatorial sent Suet sunt taken tibi tion towns Trajan trial usually viii
Popular passages
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.
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| 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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