Books by pliny the younger author of the letters of the. Pliny the youngers letter to emperor trajan regarding the christians, and trajans response from the internet history sourcebooks project and w. Letters of pliny the younger to the historian tacitus. Pliny portrays himself as a generous benefactor to his hometown, a supporter of education, and a patron who promotes the political and literary careers of. He was only eight years old when his father caecilius died, and he was adopted by his uncle, the elder pliny, author of the natural history. Caius plinius caecilius secundus, nephew and son of the elder pliny, was born at novum comum in 62 ce. The letters of pliny the younger rhiannon ash fellow and tutor in classics. Originally intended as letters for historian tacitus, to describe and perhaps glorify the. Mynors 1963, in the bibliotheca augustana pliny was born in comum in 61 or 62 a. Younger, as distinct from his uncle pliny the elder, was a man of many. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. Pliny the younger was the governor of bithynia and pontus on the black sea coast of anatolia, having arrived there around september 111 as the representative of emperor trajan. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey henderson.
Pliny the younger has 146 books on goodreads with 6614 ratings. The letters of the younger pliny download ebook pdf. I got pliny the younger s letter to trajan from the notes to eusebius ecclesiastical history, book iii, ch. The letters of the younger pliny by pliny the younger. The letters of pliny the younger on the eruption of vesuvius barry mosers woodcuts illustrate the 2 letters of pliny the younger who was a witness to the eruption of vesuvius when he was a teenager. The project gutenberg ebook of letters of pliny, by pliny this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. Pliny the youngers panegyric in praise of trajan excerpts trans. Complete lettersoffers the advantage of extensive endnotes. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. Pdf, we feel truly determined that this wedding album can be a good material to read. The original source is pliny the younger, epistles 10. The letters of gaius plinius caecilius secundus known as pliny the younger to the historian tacitus are the only surviving eyewitness account of the 79 ad eruption of mount vesuvius. The origin of christianity in that region is not known, but it has not been associated with paul the apostles travels.
Download the letters of the younger pliny pdf search engine. Pliny the younger was a roman aristocrat and administrator during the reign of the roman emperor trajan r. The letters, on which today his fame mainly rests, were largely written with a view to publication, and were arranged by pliny himself. Letters of pliny the younger to the historian tacitus pompeii and. The letters of pliny the younger, vol 1 by pliny the younger.
The letters of the younger pliny are a good source to look into during this period of roman history to see the dangers and excitement in which these people lived there certainly was a lot of it. Walshs oxford world classics editionpliny the younger. The letters of pliny the younger on the eruption of vesuvius. You have constantly urged me to collect and publish the more highly finished of the letters that i may have written. There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death. Roman senator and writer, gaius plinius caecilius secundus otherwise known as pliny the younger, who was seventeen years old at the time of the eruption, had witnessed the vesuvius eruption of 79 ad from the home of his uncle in misenum and managed to write a very accurate account some 25 years later. Definitely recommended to those who are interested in looking into our ancient past. Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, usually known as pliny the younger, was born at como in 62 a. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book.
Letters of pliny by the younger pliny free ebook project gutenberg. Pliny the youngers most popular book is the letters of the younger pliny. My dear tacitus, you ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit. Pliny the youngers panegyric in praise of trajan excerpts. The letters of pliny the younger, vol 1 by pliny the. The letters of pliny the younger gaius plinius caecilius secundus are presented here in the english translation by j. Plinys uncle, pliny the elder, helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to. Pliny served as an imperial magistrate under trajan reigned 98117, 2 and his letters to trajan provide one of the few surviving records of the. These letters concern an episode which marks the first time the roman government recognized christianity as a.
The letters of the younger pliny pliny the younger late. Famous letters include those about the fate of pompeii when vesuvius erupted, and pliny s investigation into the practices of early christians. Letters from pliny and trajan, 112 ce hello world civ. Pliny the younger author of the letters of the younger pliny. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of ashen sky. Their ultimate source is a fragmentary inscription cil v 1 3442 found in a field in. The letters of the younger pliny book by pliny the younger. When pliny wrote the letter youll read below he was serving as the governor of bythinia and pontus, a region of the roman empire located in modernday turkey. After his fathers death, pliny was raised in the household of his uncle, pliny the elder, who commanded the. Pliny the younger was governor of pontusbithynia from 1111 ad. Plinys dates are pinned to the eruption of mount vesuvius in ad 79 and a statement of his nephew that he died in his 56th year, which would put his birth in ad 23 or 24 pliny was the son of an equestrian gaius plinius celer and his wife marcella.
Betty radices definitive edition was the forst complete modern translation of plinys letters. Many of the letters are short and very easy to read, in fact so much so that they have been used in the original. Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. Correspondence, latin letters, translations into english, latin authors, omens, translations into finnish, biography.
Some are addressed to reigning emperors or to notables such as the historian tacitus. Buy a cheap copy of the letters of the younger pliny book by pliny the younger. Providing a series of fascinating views of imperial rome, the letters of the younger pliny also offer one of the fullest selfportraits to survive from classical times. Primary sources letters of pliny the younger and the. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. The longestablished penguinthe letters of pliny theyounger was translated by betty radice, who also edited the latin text for the scholarly loeb series.
Pliny the younger wrote hundreds of letters, of which 247 survive and are of great historical value. Pliny s lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncles death in the. Pliny likely wrote the letters from amisus before his term ended in january 1. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Letters of pliny the younger and the emperor trajan. Click on the l symbols to go the latin text of each letter. The letters of the younger pliny download ebook pdf, epub. Letters of pliny the younger by pliny the younger free ebook. Selected letters internet history sourcebooks project. Pliny s uncle, pliny the elder, helped raise and educate him. They thus lack the spontaneity of ciceros impulsive utterances, but to most modern readers who are not special students of roman history they are even more interesting. In her introduction she examines the shrewd, tolerant and occasionally pompous man who emerges from these letters. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The final section, literary success, sketches the popularity of the letters in late antiquity, to wane in the middle ages and be revived in the renaissance, along with panegyricus and its model for addressing a supreme authority. Jul 05, 2016 the letters of pliny the younger contained in this volume provide intermediate and advanced latin students insight into the political and social life of the early imperial period of rome. The letters of pliny liber decimus ad traianum imperatorem cum eiusdem responsis i c. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The letters of the younger pliny the letters of pliny the. Neither the younger nor the elder pliny mention the names. Download the letters of the younger pliny the letters of pliny the younger pdf file size. Ad 611 was also a prolific letterwriter, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as tacitus. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Plinys lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncles death in the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Click download or read online button to get the letters of the younger pliny book now. Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, born gaius caecilius or gaius caecilius cilo 61 ad ca. In short, the letters of pliny the younger give us a picture of social life as it was in the closing years of the first, and the opening years of the second century of the christian era, which is as fascinating as it is absolutely unique. The younger pliny was born in 61 or 62 ce, the son of lucius caecilius of comum como and the elder plinys sister.
Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, born gaius caecilius or gaius caecilius cilo 61 c. Pliny the youngers letter to emperor trajan regarding the. Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. The letters of the younger pliny penguin classics pdf. The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. He was educated at home and then in rome under quintilian. Definitely recommended to those who are interested in looking into our.
The letters of the younger pliny penguin classics by pliny the younger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The letters of the younger pliny the letters of pliny the younger by pliny the younger the letters of the younger pliny the letters of pliny the younger by pliny the younger this etext was prepared by rebecca trump the letters of the younger pliny. Pliny the younger, panegyricus loeb classical library. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Read online the letters of younger pliny the letters of younger pliny letters of pliny by pliny the younger full audio book great audio books pliny the younger 61 ca. Pliny the younger, or gaius plinius caecilius secundus, was the nephew and adopted son of pliny the elder, the author of the famous and importantly influential natural history in thirtyseven. He was at misenum at the time of the eruption of vesuvius in 79 described in two famous letters when the elder pliny died.