The present recess from business affords you leisure to give, and me to receive, instruction. I strongly presage and i am persuaded not falsely that your histories will be immortal. It is not known which book this refers to perhaps a book from the histories of tacitus. They tell us about the man himself and his wide interests, and about his many friends, including tacitus, martial, and suetonius. I grant they have lost in the translation, and this is due in the first place to the poorness of. Learn pliny letter translation with free interactive flashcards. Pliny s letters provide a fascinating insight into roman life in the period 97 to 112 ad. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Book x of the letters contains his correspondence with trajan during this period, and includes letters about the early christians.
Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. I ingenuously own therefore, i so much the more covet a place in them. Read complete letters by pliny the younger available from rakuten kobo. The project gutenberg ebook of letters of pliny, by pliny this ebook is for the use of. The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. We have an account, also, of the arimaspi in solinus, very nearly in the words of pliny. The text of books i to ix of the letters rests on three manuscript traditions, the 9 book, the 10 book and the 8 book, known as.
I am waiting for mauricus7 return for he had not yet come back out of exile. I am pleased to find by your letter that you are engaged in building. Choose from 500 different sets of pliny letter translation flashcards on quizlet. Pliny book 1 pliny book 1, letter 1 english translation pliny book 1, letter 1 latin text. Ummidia quadratilla is dead, having lived almost to her eightieth year.