5 surviving letters between Calpurnia Hispulla and Pliny the Younger, spanning 104-107 AD.
As you yourself are a model of the family virtues, as you returned the affection of your brother, who was the best...
Never before have I chafed so much at being so busy that I could not accompany you when you set out for Campania to...
You say that you are quite distressed at my absence, and that your only solace is to embrace my writings instead of...
You would scarcely credit how much I miss you and long to see you again.
When I think of your love for your brother's daughter - a love which is even tenderer than a mother's indulgent...