Letter 10088: I pray, Sir, that you may keep this birthday * and many others in the greatest happiness, and that in strength and...
To Trajan.
I pray, Sir, that you may keep this birthday * and many others in the greatest happiness, and that in strength and security you may increase the fame and eternal praise of your glory by adding to the list of your noble achievements.
[Note: 18th September 112 A.D.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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