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    • Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24–79), called Pliny the Elder (/ˈplɪni/), was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), a comprehensive thirty-seven-volume work covering a vast array of topics on h… See more

    Life and times

    Pliny's dates are pinned to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and a statement by his nephew that he died in his 56th … See more

    Natural History

    Pliny's last work, according to his nephew, was the Naturalis Historia (Natural History), an encyclopedia into which he collected much of the knowledge of his time. Some historians consider this to be the first encycloped… See more

    BornAD 23/24 · Novum Comum, Italia, Roman Empire
    DiedAD 79 (aged 55) · Stabiae, Italia, Roman Empire
    CitizenshipRoman
    EducationRhetoric, grammar
    The Man Who Wrote Everything
    The Man Who Wrote Everything
    Pliny the Elder was a Roman author, naturalist, philosopher, and commander who lived in the first century CE. He is best known for his monumental work, Natural History, which covered a vast range of topics from astronomy to zoology.
    Death

    Pliny, who had been appointed praefectus classis in the Roman navy by Vespasian, was stationed with the fleet at Misenum at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He organized and led a rescue mission upon receiv… See more

    See also

    PLINIVS, a 2013 manga biography of Pliny
    Plinian eruption
    Plinius, lunar crater See more

    Further reading

    • Saller, Richard. 2022. Pliny's Roman Economy: Natural History, Innovation, and Growth. Princeton University Press. See more

    Sources

    • Anguissola, Anna; Grüner, Andreas, eds. (2020). The nature of art : Pliny the Elder on materials. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols. ISBN 9782503591179.
    • Beagon, Mary. (1992). Roman Nature: The Thought of Pliny the El… See more

    External links

    • Media related to Plinius maior at Wikimedia Commons
    • Quotations related to Pliny the Elder at Wikiquote
    • Works by or about Pliny the Elder at WikisourceSee more

     
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