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Letters of Pliny by the Younger Pliny

Pliny, the Younger, 61-112?

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"Letters of Pliny" by the Younger Pliny is a collection of personal letters written in the 1st century AD. These Latin missives to friends and associates offer unique testimony to Roman administrative life and daily existence. The collection includes Pliny's famous eyewitness account of Mount Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD, which killed his uncle Pliny the Elder, and a notable letter seeking imperial guidance on handling Christians. The letters feature prominent Roman figures including Martial, Tacitus, and Suetonius, providing intimate glimpses into late first-century Roman society. ... Read more

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AuthorPliny, the Younger, 61-112?
EditorBosanquet, F. C. T. (Frederick Charles Tindal), 1847-1928
TranslatorMelmoth, William, 1710?-1799
TitleLetters of Pliny
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_(Pliny)
CreditsProduced by David Reed and David Widger
Reading LevelReading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassPA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
SubjectLawyers -- Rome -- Correspondence
CategoryText
eBook-No.2811
ISBN (HTML)979-8-238-02811-8
Release DateSep 1, 2001
Last UpdateNov 11, 2018
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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