Letter 106
Pliny the Younger→Trajan|c. 112 AD|pliny younger
To Trajan.
Publius Attius Aquila, Sir, a centurion of the sixth cohort of horse, * asked me to forward to you a memorial in which he begs your indulgence on behalf of the status of his daughter. I thought it would be hard to deny him, especially as I know what a ready and kindly ear you turn to the requests of your soldiers.
[Note: A mixed cohort of infantry as well as cavalry.]
L To Trajan.
Publius Attius Aquila, Sir, a centurion of the sixth cohort of horse, * asked me to forward to you a memorial in which he begs your indulgence on behalf of the status of his daughter. I thought it would be hard to deny him, especially as I know what a ready and kindly ear you turn to the requests of your soldiers.
(*) A mixed cohort of infantry as well as cavalry.
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To Trajan.
Publius Attius Aquila, Sir, a centurion of the sixth cohort of horse, * asked me to forward to you a memorial in which he begs your indulgence on behalf of the status of his daughter. I thought it would be hard to deny him, especially as I know what a ready and kindly ear you turn to the requests of your soldiers.
[Note: A mixed cohort of infantry as well as cavalry.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.