C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Epistulae 10.90

Plīnius, as governor of Bithynia-Pontus, writes to Trāiānus about the water supply at Sinope. He reports a promising spring some distance from the colony, notes a problem of unstable ground along the proposed route, and asks the emperor's permission to proceed with the project.

 

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C. PLĪNIUS TRĀIĀNŌ IMPERĀTŌRĪ

domine, Sinōpēnsēs aquā nōn habent. nōn longē tamen ab cīvitāte fōns est. fōns bonus est et multam aquam habet. ex hōc fonte aqua in cīvitātem dūcī potest.

ūnum tamen difficile est. prope fontem terra mollis est. haec terra opus sustinēre potest? nōndum scīmus. interim igitur parvam pecūniam dedī. virī nostrī nunc hunc locum quaerunt.

sī tū, domine, hoc opus cīvitātī, quae aquam dēsīderat, dederis, pecūnia nōn deerit. nōs ipsī cūram agēmus. hoc opus cīvitātem sānam et pulchram faciet.

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