History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ngs by too vehe-ment an effort of his voice in declamation, had been sent by Plinyinto Egypt, whence, after a long absence, he had lately having again exerted himself, for several days together, beyond 1 Plutarch, />> Exil. ii. 604, Didots edition. 2 This liberty, which Signer Kossi mentions repeatedly in liis Roma sotterranea, liassecured the success of his excavations and enabled the Church to recover her martyrs. 3 Seneca. Epist. 4 7. 4 Quemcumqut rt volves nobih u>, ad humili
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ngs by too vehe-ment an effort of his voice in declamation, had been sent by Plinyinto Egypt, whence, after a long absence, he had lately having again exerted himself, for several days together, beyond 1 Plutarch, />> Exil. ii. 604, Didots edition. 2 This liberty, which Signer Kossi mentions repeatedly in liis Roma sotterranea, liassecured the success of his excavations and enabled the Church to recover her martyrs. 3 Seneca. Epist. 4 7. 4 Quemcumqut rt volves nobih u>, ad humilitati m /•• rvi * See above, pp. 1 et seq., the new legislation relative to slaves. 326 THE EMPIRE AND ROMAN SOCIETY. his strength, he was reminded of his former malady by a slightreturn of bis cough and a spitting of blood. For this reason writes his master, I desire to send him to your farm at Forum Julii,having frequently heard you mention the fine air of the place andrecommend the milk as very salutary for all disorders of this nature. .^.^fer-r^ rv:.- ^ sjwssi r^-JpSS AN EGYPTIAN ... I beg you to write to your people to receive him into yourhouse and supply him with all that he needs, which will not bemuch; for he is so temperate as not only to abstain from delicacies,but even to deny himself the necessaries his health requires. I shallfurnish him with money sufficient for his And on another 1 Mosaic in the Kircher Museum (Gazette archeol. 1880, pi. 25) 2 v. 19. The same sentiments are found in the letter viii. 1. MANNERS. 327 occasion he writes: The illness which has lately carried off severalof my domestics has deeply afflicted I have, however, two con-solations, which, though they arc inadequate to so considerable a loss,are still consolations. One is that as I have always very readily setfree my slaves, their death does not. seem altogether untimely if the\lived long enough to receive their freedom; the other, that I haveallowed
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