The Letters of Pliny the Younger: With Observations on Each Letter ; and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, Volume 2J. Bettenham, 1751 |
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... mentioned . a Picenum is a large diftrict of Italy , beyond the Appenines . It is thus defcribed by STRABO . Regio Italia , trans Apenninum , ab ipfis montibus ufque ad mare Adriaticum extenfa , inter Efvin at Leuftrum fluvios : A ...
... mentioned . a Picenum is a large diftrict of Italy , beyond the Appenines . It is thus defcribed by STRABO . Regio Italia , trans Apenninum , ab ipfis montibus ufque ad mare Adriaticum extenfa , inter Efvin at Leuftrum fluvios : A ...
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... mention , " " fays PLINY , the inftances , wherein REGULUS acted , 66 not only in a right , but in an agreeable ... mentioned in the obfervations on the laft epiftle of the fifth book . The word litibus fignifics fuper lites . This ...
... mention , " " fays PLINY , the inftances , wherein REGULUS acted , 66 not only in a right , but in an agreeable ... mentioned in the obfervations on the laft epiftle of the fifth book . The word litibus fignifics fuper lites . This ...
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... mentioned as a piece of money , was the fame as the feftertius , the leffer fefterce ; a filver coin equal to the fourth part of a denarius . Seftertium , in the neuter gender , fignifies mille feftertium nummorum ; which occafions the ...
... mentioned as a piece of money , was the fame as the feftertius , the leffer fefterce ; a filver coin equal to the fourth part of a denarius . Seftertium , in the neuter gender , fignifies mille feftertium nummorum ; which occafions the ...
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... mentioning the villa Alfienfis ; which was probably a later purchase . It was , we may prefume , in the neighbour- hood of Alfium ; at least in the district belonging to that city ; a district , which is mentioned particularly by VA ...
... mentioning the villa Alfienfis ; which was probably a later purchase . It was , we may prefume , in the neighbour- hood of Alfium ; at least in the district belonging to that city ; a district , which is mentioned particularly by VA ...
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... mentioned by SUE- TONIUS as a new inftitution : Quoque plures partem admi- niftranda reipublica caperent , nova officia excogitavit : curam operum publicorum , viarum , aquarum , alver Tiberis , frumenti populo dividendi , præfecturam ...
... mentioned by SUE- TONIUS as a new inftitution : Quoque plures partem admi- niftranda reipublica caperent , nova officia excogitavit : curam operum publicorum , viarum , aquarum , alver Tiberis , frumenti populo dividendi , præfecturam ...
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abfolutely accufation Adieu againſt alfo appear becauſe Bithynia CALPURNIA Campania caufe cauſe circumftance confequence confuls CORELLIA cuftom DECEBALUS defirous difpofition DOMITIAN emperor encreaſed epiftle eſtabliſhed expreffion FABATUS faid fame favour fays fecond feems fefterces fenate fend fent fentence feveral fhall fhews fhould fide fignifies fince firft firſt fituation flaves fome fometimes foon fpeak friends friendſhip ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe greateſt hath himſelf honour houſe inftance itſelf judgement Juliopolis JULIUS laft leaft lefs letter MACRINUS manner mentioned moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary NERVA Nicomedia OBSERVATION occafion opinion paffage particular perfons pleaſed pleaſure PLINY the elder PLINY to TRAJAN PLINY'S epiftles poffible Pontus prefent proconful province puniſhment purpoſe quod reafon rehearſals reign Roman Rome Sarmatia ſeveral ſtate SUETONIUS TACITUS thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion TRAJAN to PLINY TRAJAN'S Anfwer uſe utmoſt VARENUS whofe