Letter 10089: I acknowledge your prayer, my dear Pliny, that I may celebrate many happy birthdays, and that our Empire may...
Trajan to Pliny.
I acknowledge your prayer, my dear Pliny, that I may celebrate many happy birthdays, and that our Empire may continue to prosper.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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