The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 by the Younger Pliny
"The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1" by the Younger Pliny is a collection of personal letters written in the 1st century AD. These Latin missives offer a unique window into Roman administrative life and daily existence, addressed to friends and associates. The collection includes Pliny's famous eyewitness account of Mount Vesuvius's eruption that killed his uncle, correspondence about early Christians, and glimpses of notable figures like Tacitus
and Martial. Written for publication, these letters blend personal reflection with historical documentation, creating an intimate portrait of Roman society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pliny, the Younger, 61-112? |
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| Editor | Keil, Heinrich, 1822-1894 |
| Translator | Firth, John B. (John Benjamin), 1868-1943 |
| Title | The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_(Pliny) |
| Note | Alternate name: Pliny, the Younger. Epistulae ad Traianum. English |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by Rebecca Trump and Sue Asscher |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Pliny, the Younger -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Latin letters -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Authors, Latin -- Rome -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Lawyers -- Rome -- Correspondence |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3234 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2002 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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