The Letters of the Younger Pliny by The Younger Pliny
A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family. His lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncle's death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, to observations on the early Christians - 'a desperate sort of cult carried to extravagant lengths' - from descriptions of everyday life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to Pliny's life in the country.A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer.
Betty Radice was an honorary fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford and vice-president of the Classical Association. She was a renowned translator of both Latin and Greek.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140441277 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140441271 |
| Title | The Letters of the Younger Pliny |
| Author | The Younger Pliny |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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