Letter 10076: Julius Largus, in picking you out for your loyalty, has acted as though he knew you intimately.
L Trajan to Pliny.
Julius Largus, in picking you out for your loyalty, has acted as though he knew you intimately. So do you consider the circumstances of each place and the best means of perpetuating his memory, and follow the course you think best.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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