Pliny [ Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus - Pliny The Younger ] & Radice, Betty [translator]
The Letters Of The Younger Pliny
Penguin, 1963, 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 319pp, index, pages very slightly yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. Penguin L127. Paperback , no dustjacket.
¶ The Letters of Pliny the Younger [ 61 - 121 ] The letters form a unique personal history of the Roman administration and of daily life in 1st century Rome. The most famous letter describes the eruption, in 79 of Mount Vesuvius. Such is the accuracy of the description, Plinian has become an accepted term in Vulcanology.
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Keywords: literature, roman literature, roman history, history, vulcanology, latin, vesuvius