The Resource Letters, Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice, (electronic resource)
Letters, Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice, (electronic resource)
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The item Letters, Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
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- Summary
- The letters of Pliny the Younger (c. 61-c. 112 CE), a polished social document of his times, include descriptions of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE and the earliest pagan accounts of Christians. The Panegyricus is an expanded, published version of Pliny's oration of thanks to the Emperor Trajan in 100 CE.
- Language
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- eng
- lat
- lat
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- v. I. Books 1-7
- v. II. Books 8-10. Panegyricus
- Isbn
- 9780674990616
- Label
- Letters
- Title
- Letters
- Statement of responsibility
- Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice
- Language
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- eng
- lat
- lat
- eng
- Summary
- The letters of Pliny the Younger (c. 61-c. 112 CE), a polished social document of his times, include descriptions of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE and the earliest pagan accounts of Christians. The Panegyricus is an expanded, published version of Pliny's oration of thanks to the Emperor Trajan in 100 CE.
- Cataloging source
- MaCbHUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pliny
- Illustrations
- maps
- Language note
- Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages
- Literary form
- letters
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Radice, Betty
- Series statement
- Loeb Classical Library
- Series volume
- 55, 59
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pliny
- Pliny
- Trajan
- Authors, Latin
- Latin letters
- Latin letters
- Lawyers
- Summary expansion
- The Younger Pliny was born in 61 or 62 CE, the son of Lucius Caecilius of Comum (Como) and the Elder Pliny's sister. He was educated at home and then in Rome under Quintilian. He was at Misenum at the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 (described in two famous letters) when the Elder Pliny died. Pliny started his career at the Roman bar at the age of eighteen. He moved through the regular offices in a senator's career, held two treasury appointments and a priesthood, and was consul in September and October 100. On this occasion he delivered the speech of thanks to the Emperor Trajan which he afterwards expanded and published as the Panegyricus. After his consulship he returned to advocacy in the court and Senate, and was also president of the Tiber Conservancy Board. His hopes of retirement were cut short when he was chosen by Trajan to go out to the province of Bithynia and Pontus on a special commission as the Emperor's direct representative. He is known to have been there two years, and is presumed to have died there before the end of 113. Book X of the Letters contains his correspondence with Trajan during this period, and includes letters about the early Christians. Pliny's Letters are important as a social document of his times. They tell us about the man himself and his wide interests, and about his many friends, including Tacitus, Martial and Suetonius. Pliny has a gift for description and a versatile prose style, and more than any of his contemporaries he gives an unprejudiced picture of Rome as he knew it. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Pliny the Younger is in two volumes; the second contains Books VIII-X of his Letters and Panegyricus
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Letters, Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliography and index
- Contents
- v. I. Books 1-7 -- v. II. Books 8-10. Panegyricus
- Control code
- ssib019742132
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780674990616
- Isbn Type
- (v.1) (print)
- Other physical details
- maps, line illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssib019742132
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Letters, Pliny the Younger ; with an English translation by Betty Radice, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliography and index
- Contents
- v. I. Books 1-7 -- v. II. Books 8-10. Panegyricus
- Control code
- ssib019742132
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780674990616
- Isbn Type
- (v.1) (print)
- Other physical details
- maps, line illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssib019742132
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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