▁em peror . ▁▁ 4 . 3 ▁Via ▁Dom it iana ▁(" The ▁Highway ▁of ▁Dom it ian ") ▁In ▁h ende c asy ll ables , ▁Stati us ▁pra ises ▁Dom it ian ' s ▁way , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 9 5 ▁CE . ▁Dom it ian ' s ▁laws ▁and ▁character ▁are ▁pra ised . ▁The ▁poet ▁describes ▁the ▁mis eries ▁of ▁travel ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁road ▁construction . ▁The ▁River ▁V ult urn us ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁only ▁suff ers ▁to ▁be ▁brid ged ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁at ▁Dom it ian ' s ▁command ▁and ▁the ▁poet ▁describes ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁arch . ▁The ▁C um ae an ▁Sib yl ▁inspect ing ▁the ▁road ▁proph es ies ▁Dom it ian ' s ▁de ification . ▁The ▁poet ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁prayer ▁for ▁long ▁life ▁for ▁Dom it ian . ▁▁ 4 . 4 ▁Ep ist ula ▁ad ▁V itor ium ▁Mar cell um ▁(" Let ter ▁to ▁V itor ius ▁Mar cell us ") ▁The ▁poet ▁commands ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Mar cell us ▁to ▁ask ▁him ▁how ▁he ▁is ▁doing ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁vac ation ing ▁from ▁city ▁business . ▁Mar cell us ' ▁military ▁skills , ▁administration , ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁are ▁pra ised , ▁and ▁the ▁poet ▁clos es ▁by ▁announ cing ▁his ▁new ▁project , ▁the ▁Ach ille id . ▁▁ 4 . 5 ▁O de ▁L yr ica ▁ad ▁Sept im ium ▁Sever um ▁(" L y ric