Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder ( Gaius Plinius Secundus) (
b Comum [now Como], ad 23/24;
d Stabiae [now Castellammare di Stabia], 24 Aug. 79). Roman writer. As a sideline to his career in public office, Pliny produced (among many other things) the
Historia naturalis (Natural History), a massive compilation in 37 books intended to embrace not only the whole of the natural sciences but also their application to the arts and crafts of civilized life. His only extant work, it has been condemned as uncritical, unreliable, and superficial, but it contains a great deal that is interesting and entertaining. Much of its information would have been completely lost but for Pliny's labours, and the material on painting and sculpture is especially interesting because earlier treatises on classical art have not survived. It is typical of Pliny's thirst for knowledge that he perished through asphyxiation when making observations of the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Effort to tap into Pliny is worth it
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 4/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...s Russian River Brewing's Pliny the Elder , one of the beers that gave birth...hoppy and quite delicious. Pliny is 8 percent alcohol by volume...For comparison, consider bland old Bud: 13 IBU. Pliny is a beer worth walking a mile...
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Ashen sky; the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2008; 458 words
; ...9780892369003 Ashen sky; the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius...pages $19.95 Hardcover NE1112 Pliny the Elder is remembered as a prolific writer...a prolific letter writer called Pliny the Younger, was asked by his friend...
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Travel: Grand Tours: A night with Vesuvius Last week saw Mount Etna's most violent eruption for a decade. In AD79, Pliny witnessed another Italian volcano in action
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/29/2001; 700+ words
; The Younger Pliny was born at Lake Como in around...were visiting his uncle, the Elder Pliny, who was commanding the fleet at Misenum. The Elder Pliny was killed in the eruption...might escape, whereas she was old and slow and could die in peace...
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Ping-Pong with Pliny.(Brief Article)(Poem)
Magazine article from: Prairie Schooner; 3/22/2004; ; 489 words
; Ping-Pong with Pliny I find myself standing across a ping-pong table from Pliny the Elder. I recognize my advantage immediately. I've got rubber-soled sneakers, Nikes. He's got worn, slick leather sandals rubbing his ankles raw...
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Pliny Street Man's Death Ruled Homicide.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 7/23/2006; 383 words
; ...chief medical examiner's office on Saturday ruled the death of a Pliny Street man a homicide. The office listed the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest. The 56-year-old man, whom neighbors have identified as Steven Joseph Sitton, was...
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United States : Texas A&M professor Pliny Fisk works to build better environment.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/3/2009; 627 words
; ...provides a glimpse into the world of "green" architecture. Pliny Fisk, a professor of architecture at Texas A&M University...accounts for about 6 percent of greenhouse gases. "We are now the oldest non-profit doing sustainable architecture and building work...
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Pompeii: the last day: one August afternoon, a mountain's rumblings caught the people of Pompeii by surprise. What would you do if a volcano erupted, and you had nowhere to run?.(World History Play)(Play)
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 1/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...Naples in Misenum [my-SEE-num], Pliny the Elder is watching the mountain with a scientist's fascination. Pliny the Elder: Incredible. That column...Nephew, do you want to come with me? Pliny the Younger: You gave me so much...
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'The Blood Of Caesar' Named A Best Mystery For 2008
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 2/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...and a number of articles on topics including Pliny the Younger. According to Bell, Pliny the Younger had held a variety of government...appellation distinguished him from his uncle, Pliny the Elder, who wrote a natural history that was one...
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A new 'address' for the Essenes
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/3/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...on a book by the Roman historian Pliny the Elder. In describing the wonders of the known world to his readers, Pliny wrote at some length about the Dead...destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE and Pliny's own demise nine years later in...
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Writing history.(Skills Master 2)
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 1/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...D. comes from two letters that Pliny the Younger wrote to Tacitus, a famous historian. In the first letter, Pliny described his uncle's interest in the eruption, and how Pliny the Elder came to the at Stabiae. In the second...
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Pliny the Elder
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pliny the Elder Pliny the Elder (23-79) was a Roman encyclopedist. His greatest and only...been called one of the most influential books ever written in Latin. Pliny whose full name was Gaius Plinius Secundus, was born at Comum in the...
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Pliny the Younger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...family at Comum in northern Italy, Pliny the Younger, as he was later known...inherited the full estate of his uncle Pliny the Elder at his death in 79 and at this time...Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus. Pliny began his career as a lawyer at the...
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Pliny the Elder (23 A.D.–79 A.D.)
Book article from: The Renaissance
Pliny the Elder (23 a.d. – 79 a.d.) Roman...of philosophy and the natural sciences. Pliny served in the Roman army as a cavalry commander...the Roman domains. On his return to Rome Pliny began work simultaneously on a history...
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Pliny
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Pliny name of two Roman writers. Pliny the Elder (23–79), Roman statesman and scholar. His Natural...its kind. He died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius. Pliny the Younger ( c. 61– c. 112), Roman senator and...
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Pliny the Elder (Galius Plinius Secundus)(ca. 23-79 C.E.)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Pliny the Elder (Galius Plinius Secundus)(ca. 23-79 C.E.) Roman historian who...materia medica, mineralogy, painting, modelling, and sculpture. Although Pliny was skeptical about magic and astrology, he described many of the occult...
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