Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius
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Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius
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Author : Pedar W. Foss
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-03-29
Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius written by Pedar W. Foss and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-29 with History categories.
Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger’s Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provide accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded, destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, and meaning. Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius offers a thorough companion to these letters, and to the eruption, which will be of interest not only to those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and the works of Pliny but also to general readers, Latin students, and scholars of the Roman world more broadly.
Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius
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Author : Pedar Foss
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-03-25
Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius written by Pedar Foss and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-25 with categories.
Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world, Pliny the Younger's Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provide accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded, destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, and meaning. Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius offers a thorough companion to these letters, and to the eruption, which will be of interest not only to those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the works of Pliny, but also to general readers, Latin students, and scholars of the Roman world more broadly.
Ashen Sky
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language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2007
Ashen Sky written by and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Barry Moser's extraordinarily detailed and evocative relief engravings decorate this translation of Pliny the Younger's two famous letters to Tacitus about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder. Printed in black and white, the engravings are works of art that illustrate various descriptions in the letters. The text includes a brief description of the eruption of the volcano, concise biographies of Tacitus and of both Plinys, and a summary of how the texts of the two letters have survived until today.
The Eruption Of Vesuvius
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Author : Pliny (the Younger.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
The Eruption Of Vesuvius written by Pliny (the Younger.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Latin language categories.
The Shadow Of Vesuvius A Life Of Pliny
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Author : Daisy Dunn
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2019-12-10
The Shadow Of Vesuvius A Life Of Pliny written by Daisy Dunn and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world.”—Sarah Bakewell, author of How to Live When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks—filled with pearls of wisdom—and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary biography of the younger man, who would grow up to become a lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, and chronicler of the Roman Empire from the dire days of terror under Emperor Domitian to the gentler times of Emperor Trajan. A biography that will appeal to lovers of Mary Beard books, it is also a moving narrative about the profound influence of a father figure on his adopted son. Interweaving the younger Pliny’s Letters with extracts from the Elder’s Natural History, Daisy Dunn paints a vivid, compellingly readable portrait of two of antiquity’s greatest minds.
The Eruption Of Vesuvius Adapted From The Letters Of Pliny
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Author : Pliny (the Elder)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
The Eruption Of Vesuvius Adapted From The Letters Of Pliny written by Pliny (the Elder) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with categories.
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79
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Author : The Younger Pliny
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-13
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79 written by The Younger Pliny and has been published by Scholar's Choice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-13 with categories.
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Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79
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Author : Pliny (the Younger.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79 written by Pliny (the Younger.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with categories.
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79
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Author : Pliny, The
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Release Date : 2018-11-09
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus On The Death Of The Elder Pliny And The Eruption Of Vesuvius A D 79 written by Pliny, The and has been published by Franklin Classics Trade Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-09 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Letters To Cornelius Tacitus
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language : en
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Release Date : 2015-07-07
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Excerpt from Letters to Cornelius Tacitus: On the Death of the Elder Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius, A. D. 79; A New Version The city of Pompei, originally a settlement of Greek colonists, as almost all the cities on the charming coast of Campania had been, was at the time of its destruction mainly Roman. Grecian civilization however was in every way manifest as it was conspicuously evident by the gracefulness of the buildings which were essentially Greek in style. The city had been greatly damaged by an earthquake, A. D. 63, which apparently destroyed the principal buildings; certainly it had overthrown the dwelling houses which daring the following sixteen years had either been rebuilt or were in process of rebuilding. This earthquake must have had some connection with Vesuvius, the volcanic forces of which, during that period, were working and so terribly let loose in the year A. D. 79. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.