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| Title | : | The Letters of the Younger Pliny |
| Author | : | Pliny the Younger |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 320 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0140441271 |
A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny c AD 61 113 was also a prolific letter writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family His lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncle s death i A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny c AD 61 113 was also a prolific letter writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family His lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncle s death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, to observations on the early Christians a desperate sort of cult carried to extravagant lengths from descriptions of everyday life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to Pliny s life in the country
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Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo 61 AD ca 112 AD , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome Pliny s uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to the eruption of Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD You would have heard the wails of women, the shrieks of infants, shouts Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo 61 AD ca 112 AD , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome Pliny s uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to the eruption of Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD You would have heard the wails of women, the shrieks of infants, shouts of men some were seeking parents with their voices, others children, others spouses, and by their voices they were recognizing them some were pitying their own misfortune, others the misfortune of their families there were those who due to the fear of death were praying for death many raised their hands toward the gods, were concluding that there were no gods anywhere, and that this was the perpetual and final night for the world Pliny the Younger, Letters, 16.20.14 15 
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A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny c AD 61 113 was also a prolific letter writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures
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