VII.xxx.5
| ID | 1312 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | VII.xxx.5 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 107 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Iulius Genitor |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | κατὰ Μειδίου |
| Latin Context | qui libellos meos de ultione Heluidi orationi Demosthenis κατὰ Μειδίου confers. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Naming: title of work |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Pliny thanks Genitor for comparing his speech in defence of Helvidius with Demosthenes' speech 'Against Meidias'; claims that he used Demosthenes' speech as a model but did not aim to rival it |
| Comments | At ix.xiii.1 Ummidius Quadratus is also reading Pliny's speech on behalf of Helvidius |