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 Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63-ca. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger , was a lawyer, an author and a natural philosopher of Ancient Rome. Sourced Letters An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Book II,... 
| Name: |
Pliny the Younger | | Birth Date: |
c. 61 | | Death Date: |
c. 113 | | Place of Birth: |
Italy | | Nationality: |
Roman | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, administrator |
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 Biography of Pliny the Younger
388 words, approx. 1 pages
Pliny the Younger (ca. 61-ca. 113) was a Roman author and administrator. He left a collection of letters which offers intimate glimpses into public and private life during the Roman Empire. Born of the wealthy Caecilius family at Comum in northern... summary from source:
 Biography of Pliny the Younger
4,163 words, approx. 14 pages
 The younger Pliny was seventeen when Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, according to his Epistulae (Epistles, A.D. 103-A.D. 109, 6. 20), a fact that situates his birth in late A.D. 61 or early A.D. 62. He was born in Comum (modern Como), the son of Lucius...
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 Pliny the Younger Summary
87 words, approx. 0 pagesc. A.D. 61-c. 113 Roman scholar and official whose published letters illustrated life during the Roman Empire. Following his father's death, Pliny the Younger was adopted by his uncle, the elder Pliny. He began practicing law at age 18, and... summary from source:
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2,036 words, approx. 7 pages
Gaius or Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius or Caius Plinius Caecilius (61/63 - ca. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, a remarkable writer, an author and a natural philosopher of Ancient...
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 The Washington Post Getting Younger and Younger Each Day
10/29/1989: 760 words, approx. 3 pages AND AGAIN?;By Sean O'Faolain Birch Lane Press. 287 pp. $16.95 AN OLD man in a semidetached Dublin house receives a letter, on yellow paper that disintegrates after he reads it, purporting to come from the Olympian gods. "Your decision to accept or... summary from source:
The Boston Globe Younger In Springtime
04/04/1990: 1,008 words, approx. 3 pages Spring is upon us, and with the change of season a great many wine lovers are inclined to revise their choices of what they want to drink. Those treasured old bottles of Bordeaux tucked away in closets or wine cellars are mostly left alone...
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 Critical Essay by A. N. Sherwin-White
11,745 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Sherwin-White praises the formal, yet simple language used by Pliny to illustrate the major themes and subjects in his Letters,, discusses their chronology and composition, and evaluates their authenticity as correspondence.
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Critical Essay by Andrew M. Riggsby
9,526 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Riggsby shows how a comparison between Pliny's letters and those of other Roman authors who concerned themselves with the role of the orator reveals him as an extremely conservative intellectual in terms of his thinking on the relationship between the individual and community.
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Critical Essay by Frederick Jones
8,423 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Jones studies Pliny's Letters as a means of gaining insight into the social conditions and protocols under which Latin name forms were used.
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