Letter 10046: The permits, of which the terms have expired, ought not to be recognised, and consequently I make it my special duty...
Trajan to Pliny.
The permits, of which the terms have expired, ought not to be recognised, and consequently I make it my special duty to send out new permits to all the provinces before the day when they are required.
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Latin / Greek Original
TRAIANUS PLINIO
Diplomata, quorum praeteritus est dies, non debent esse in usu. Ideo inter prima iniungo mihi, ut per omnes provincias ante mittam nova diplomata, quam desiderari possint.
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