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Pliny the Elder
Author(s) : Bika Georgia (18/9/2002)Translation : Nakas Ioannis
For citation: Bika Georgia, "Pliny the Elder",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=9417>
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SUMMARY
Roman author of the 1st c. AD. Pliny was a prolific author. However, of all his works, only Natural History, an encyclopedic work in 37 volumes, survives.
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Date and Place of Death
79 AD-Stabia
Date and Place of Birth
23/24 AD-Novum Comum, northern Italy
Other Names
Plinius Secundus Gaius
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3. Death
4. Evaluation-Judgement
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