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Excerpt from A Study of the Classic Pagan References to Nascent Christianity: A Thesis for the Doctorate of Philosophy Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the New York University
The younger pliny (62-e. 113) was the friend and eminent con temporary2 of Tacitus. He held offices under Domitian, the consulate under Trajan (a. 100) The latter gave him the governorship of Bithynia3 and Pontus, held perhaps from September, 111, till January, 113. His letters were published in nine books, to which are added, as a tenth, his letters to Trajan. The emperor's rescripts are usually given. Letters 15-121 are of the time of his Bithynian service. Among these we have his enquiry4 of Trajan (x, ep. 96 and 97) con cerning the treatment of Christians in his province and the emperor's edict. These documents are of great historical value. The informa tion is reliable, and light is shed on many sides of the life of Christians In this Asiatic province. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
