Abstract:Im Hinblick auf diese Worte erwiderte Plinius dem Titinius, der ihn aufforderte, ein Geschichtswerk zu schreiben (vgl. S. 312), Folgendes (ep. V 8, 12-14): Tu tarnen iam nunc cogita, quae potissimum tempora aggrediar. Vetera et scripta aliis ? parata inquisitio, sed onerosa collatio. Intacta et nova? gravis offensac, levis gratia. Nam praeter id quod in tantis vitiis hominum plura culpanda sunt quam laudanda, tum si laudaveris, parens, si culpaveris, nimius fuisse dicaris; Sed haec me non retardant: est enim m… Show more
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