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Pliny the Younger |
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Pliny the YoungerLatin Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus(born AD 61/62, Comum—died c. 113, Bithynia, Asia Minor) Roman author and administrator. The nephew of Pliny the Elder, he practiced law and held official posts, including consul and head of the military and senatorial treasuries. He is known for the nine books of private letters he published in AD 100–109. The carefully composed letter, at that time a fashion among the wealthy, was transformed by Pliny into an art. His are charming and meticulous occasional pieces on diverse literary, social, and domestic themes that intimately illustrate public and private life in the heyday of the Roman Empire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such are the words of Pliny the Younger that Eleanor Antin reproduced on the wall at the entrance to her latest show, "Roman Allegories. A friend of Tacitus and Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, had trouble with Christians in the Eastern province of Bithynia while he was governor there. That female slaves were active participants in church communities, and even bore some leadership authority is attested to by the correspondence of Pliny the Younger to the Emperor Trajan, circa 112 G. |
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