He explained: “Those who... repeated after me an invocation to the [pagan] Gods, and offered adoration, with wine and frankincense, to your image... and who finally cursed Christ..., I thought it proper to discharge. ” ​ — Pliny — ​ Letters, Book X, XCVI.
और आखिर में मसीह को शाप दिया..., उन्हें बख्श देना मुझे ठीक लगा । ” — प्लीनी — चिट्ठियाँ, किताब X, XCVI (लातीनी) ।