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.
كرَّروا من بعدي صلاة الى الآلهة [الوثنية] ،‏ وقدَّموا العبادة لصورتك بتقريب الخمر والبخور .‏ .‏ .‏ وأخيرا لعنوا المسيح .‏ .‏ .‏