C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistulae ad Traianum imperatorem cum eiusdem responsis |
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Page 103
... reference to the consulship which Pliny held in September 100 . ... auguratum vel septemviratum . Both these belonged to the four maiora collegia of sacerdotes , Dio Cass . 53 , 1 , “ ταῖς τέταρσιν ἱερωσύναις . λέγω δὲ τούς τε ...
... reference to the consulship which Pliny held in September 100 . ... auguratum vel septemviratum . Both these belonged to the four maiora collegia of sacerdotes , Dio Cass . 53 , 1 , “ ταῖς τέταρσιν ἱερωσύναις . λέγω δὲ τούς τε ...
Page 106
... reference in Ep . 77. It seems , therefore , most probable that Pliny was appointed in the middle of III , and re- mained till early in 113. During the whole correspondence Trajan was evi- dently at Rome , which also suits this date ...
... reference in Ep . 77. It seems , therefore , most probable that Pliny was appointed in the middle of III , and re- mained till early in 113. During the whole correspondence Trajan was evi- dently at Rome , which also suits this date ...
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... reference to the consulship . The quaestorem in consulatu . number of quaestors under the empire was twenty . In their election the emperor had certain candidati , usually two , who when appointed were quaestores principis or Caesaris ...
... reference to the consulship . The quaestorem in consulatu . number of quaestors under the empire was twenty . In their election the emperor had certain candidati , usually two , who when appointed were quaestores principis or Caesaris ...
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... reference to a temple of Ceres , ' Nam Idibus Septembribus magnus e regione tota coit populus . . sed nullum in proximo suffugium aut imbris aut solis . Videor ergo munifice simul religioseque facturus , si aedem quam pulcherrimam ...
... reference to a temple of Ceres , ' Nam Idibus Septembribus magnus e regione tota coit populus . . sed nullum in proximo suffugium aut imbris aut solis . Videor ergo munifice simul religioseque facturus , si aedem quam pulcherrimam ...
Page 140
... reference to the ill - chosen site for their bath . It is impossible that you can be without an architect . Every province has skilled men of this sort , and it is a mistake to think that your quickest course is to get one from Rome ...
... reference to the ill - chosen site for their bath . It is impossible that you can be without an architect . Every province has skilled men of this sort , and it is a mistake to think that your quickest course is to get one from Rome ...
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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.