Letter 10099: It stands to reason, my dear Pliny, that the stream which flows through the city of Amastris should be covered over,...
Trajan to Pliny.
It stands to reason, my dear Pliny, that the stream which flows through the city of Amastris should be covered over, if by remaining uncovered it endangers the public health. I feel certain that, with your usual diligence, you will take care that the money for the work will be forthcoming.
Human translation — Attalus.org
Latin / Greek Original
TRAIANUS PLINIO
Rationis est, mi Secunde carissime, contegi aquam istam, quae per civitatem Amastrianorum fluit, si intecta salubritati obest. Pecunia ne huic operi desit, curaturum te secundum diligentiam tuam certum habeo.
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