Letter 10055: I do not see any other remedy, my dear Pliny, than the lowering of the rate of interest, which would facilitate the...
Trajan to Pliny.
I do not see any other remedy, my dear Pliny, than the lowering of the rate of interest, which would facilitate the investment of the public moneys. You must fix the rate according to the number of those likely to borrow. But if people are averse to borrowing, it would not be in consonance with the justice of our reign to force a loan upon them, as possibly they too would find no investment for it.
Human translation - Attalus.org
Latin / Greek Original
TRAIANUS PLINIO
Et ipse non aliud remedium dispicio, mi Secunde carissime, quam ut quantitas usurarum minuatur, quo facilius pecuniae publicae collocentur. Modum eius, ex copia eorum qui mutuabuntur, tu constitues. Invitos ad accipiendum compellere, quod fortassis ipsis otiosum futurum sit, non est ex iustitia nostrorum temporum.
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Attalus.org.
Fields: letter text, metadata, source links. Source: https://www.attalus.org/pliny/ep10a.html
Related Letters
You have given me an abundance of private and all the public reasons I could desire for asking leave of absence,...
If you will send me the decree of the senate which has made you hesitate, I will form my opinion as to whether or...
You did right, my dear Pliny, in having confidence in my sympathy.
You will be best able to judge and determine what ought to be done at the present time in the matter of the theatre...
Julius Largus, in picking you out for your loyalty, has acted as though he knew you intimately.