Pliny's letters

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Treatment of slaves
Junius Avitus/ Valerius Paulinius/ Plinius Paternius/ Publius Ascilius
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Junius Avitus...
explaining that separating classes at dinner is bad tastes "for when i invite guests it is for a meal, not to make class distinctions"
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Valerius Paulinus
Zosimus is ill and will be staying at Paulinus' country place
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Plinius Paternus
Pliny treats his slaves as "citizens", they have wills and die as freedmen
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Publius Alcilius
gossip about Macedo's murder and the slaves punishment
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Women
Maecilius Nepo/ Calpurnia Hispulla/ Calpurnia/ Rosanius Gemmimus/ Calpurnius Fabatus
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Maecilius Nepos
he deeds of Arria , 3 anecdotes = Son, Row boat, unconscious. not always remembered for our greatest deeds (It does not hurt Paetus)
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Calpurnia Hispulla
he outlines the greatness of his wife, she is virtuous and loves him for his person, not his looks, their marriage is going well and they are learning to love one another
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Calpurnia
he misses her just as much as she misses him, she needs to stay away for her health
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Rosianus Gemimus
Ummidia Quadratilla has died - gossip
10 of 22
Calpurnius Fabatus
Calpurnia has miscarried as she didnt realise she was pregnant, takes it as a good sign that she can conceive and tells g-father not to worry
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Trajan and Pliny
Book 10 Letter 33/ Book 10 Letter 34/ Book 10 Letter 96/ Book 10 Letter 97
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10-33
Pliny to Trajan, Fire service in Nicomedia requested
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10-34
Trajan to Pliny, No they can have equipt though
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10-96
Pliny to Trajan, Christians how should they be treated
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10-97
Trajan to Pliny, don't go looking for them
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Regulus and Rufus
Tiro, Rufus
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Calestrius Tiro
his friend Rufus has died and wants words of comfort
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Calviscus Rufus
gossiping about Regulus (Pliny does NOT approve)
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Literature
Attius Clemens/ Sosius Senico
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Attius Clemens
Pliny reflects the literary state of Rome and talks about how he misses Euphrates
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Sosius Senico
There are lots of potentially great writers out there but society is disrespectful, contrasts to time gone past
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Junius Avitus...

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explaining that separating classes at dinner is bad tastes "for when i invite guests it is for a meal, not to make class distinctions"

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Valerius Paulinus

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Plinius Paternus

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Publius Alcilius

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