Pliny the Younger

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known in English as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him.

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Pliny the Younger

Also known as: the Younger Pliny · Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus · C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus · Gaius Caecilius Cilo

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Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known in English as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him.

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Pliny’s letters describe his uncle’s rescue expedition and death…
Pliny’s letters describe his uncle’s rescue expedition and death during the eruption.
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Pliny observed the eruption from Misenum, where his uncle commanded…
Pliny observed the eruption from Misenum, where his uncle commanded the Roman fleet.
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Pliny addressed his eyewitness accounts of the eruption and his uncle’s death…
Pliny addressed his eyewitness accounts of the eruption and his uncle’s death to the historian Tacitus.
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Pliny the Younger: people, places, and context for the episode.
Explore how Pliny the Younger connects to “Pompeii’s Last Hours: The Eruption of 79 CE”. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known in English as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him.
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