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The Complete Letters of Pliny the Younger
- Author
- Pliny
- Narrator
- Russell Bentley
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2022
- Run Time
- 14 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Pliny
- Narrator
- Russell Bentley
- Duration
- 14 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9781781984154
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- European history: the Romans
Synopsis
The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests. Among many other subjects, the letters also include an eye-witness account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, with the final book containing the exchange of letters between the writer (whose career culminated as Governor of Bithynia) and the emperor Trajan. A fascinating document of the career and interests of a politician and imperial official.
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