Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23 – August 25, AD 79), better kent as Pliny the Elder, wis a Roman author, naituralist, an naitural filosopher, as well as naval an army commander o the early Roman Empire, an personal friend o the emperor Vespasian.
Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus | |
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![]() Statue o Pliny the Elder on the facade o Cathedral of S. Maria Maggiore in Como | |
Born | AD 23 Novum Comum (Como), Roman Italy, Roman Empire |
Died | August 25, AD 79 (aged 55–56) Stabiae, Campania, Roman Empire |
Residence | Rome, provincial locations, Misenum |
Citizenship | Roman |
Eddication | Rhetoric, grammar |
Thrift | Lawer, author, naitural filosofer, naituralist, militar commander, provincial govrenor |
Notable wirk(s) | Naturalis Historia |
Childer | Pliny the Younger (neffae, later adoptit son) |
Parents | Celer an Marcella |