Pliny the Younger: Correspondence with Trajan from Bithynia (Epistles X) [Latin]

by Wynne Williams

Book Overview

Pliny's letters sent to Trajan from Bithynia, and Trajan's replies are the only surviving file of letters between a provincial governor and his emperor. The edition makes this record accessible to even those with no knowledge of Latin. To this end the translation is as literal as is consistent with English syntax and the notes on each exchange of letters analyse the precise problem submitted by Pliny and the character of Trajan's response, and explain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 0856684082
• ISBN13: 9780856684081
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.3"