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Letters of Pliny by Pliny the Younger (61 - ca. 112)

Letters of Pliny by Pliny the Younger (61 - ca. 112)

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 The largest surviving body of Pliny's work is his Epistulae (Letters), a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and the Emperor Trajan. These letters are a unique testimony of Roman administrative history and everyday life in the 1st century CE. Especially noteworthy among the letters are two in which he describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August 79, during which his uncle Pliny the Elder died (65 and 66 in this edition), and one in which he asks the Emperor for instructions regarding official policy concerning Christians (Trajan Letter 97). Other letters include a ghost story, a story about a dolphin, descriptions of Pliny's villa, and Pliny's opinions on legacy-hunting, the treatment of slaves and the decline in respect for orators. - Summary by Wikipedia revised by Andrew ColemanCopyright ciesse Art
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  • Letters 26-31

    Letters 26-31
    Mar 6 2025
    30 mins
  • Letters T28-51

    Letters T28-51
    Mar 6 2025
    28 mins
  • Letters T71-96

    Letters T71-96
    Mar 6 2025
    24 mins
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