Letter 10024: If the construction of a new bath will not cripple the finances of Prusa, we can indulge their wishes, only it must...
L Trajan to Pliny.
If the construction of a new bath will not cripple the finances of Prusa, we can indulge their wishes, only it must be understood that no new imposts are to be raised to meet the cost, and that their contributions for necessary expenses shall not show any falling off.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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