Author: Pliny (the Younger.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The Letters of Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
Author: Pliny (the Younger.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The letters of Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus: the tr. of Melmoth, revised and corrected with notes and a mem. by F.C.T. Bosanquet
Author: Pliny (the Younger)Plinius
Author: The Letters of The Younger Pliny
Author: the younger PlinyPublisher: Lebooks Editora
ISBN: 6558942380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.
Alphabetical Finding List
Author: Princeton University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Roman Games
Author: Bruce MacbainPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1908800968
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A crime novel set in Ancient Rome. A city under the thrall of a tyrant, where deceit and death walk hand-in-hand. DECEIT, TYRANNY, DEATH. Games the Romans play best. Sextus Ingentius Verpa, imperial senator, notorious informer and scheming minion of the despotic Emperor Domitian, has been butchered in the night. The Emperor has decreed that punishment will be swift and has commissioned Gaius Plinius Secundus – better known as Pliny the Younger – to investigate. Pliny is no detective, but unless he can find the murderer by the close of the 'Ludi Romani', or Roman Games, all Verpa's slaves – forty men and women – will be burned alive in the arena. That gives Pliny just fifteen days. Fifteen days that will threaten Pliny's conscience, his life and the stability of Rome itself.
Classified List
Author: Princeton University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Sale Catalogue of the Truly important and very extensive Library of printed Books known as the Sunderland or Blenheim Library comprising a remarkable Collection of the Greek and Roman Classic Writers in first early and rare editions etc. etc
Author: 2000-2999, Language and literature
Author: Princeton University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The Elder Pliny on the Human Animal
Author: Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191518352
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
As a detailed study of the human animal, described by its author as the raison d'etre of nature, Book Seven of the elder Pliny's Natural History is crucial to the understanding of the work as a whole. In addition, however, it provides a valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs current in Pliny's era, many of which have resonances for other eras and cultures. The present study includes a substantial introduction examining the background to Pliny's life, thought, and writing, together with a modern English translation, and a detailed commentary which emphasizes the importance of Book Seven as possibly the most fascinating cultural record surviving from early imperial Rome.