Pliny: A Self Portrait in Letters

Name: Pliny: A Self Portrait in Letters
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Not to be confused with his uncle, Pliny the Elder (composer of the famous ‘in vino veritas’ quote), Pliny the Younger was a Roman senator during the late half of the first century AD. He is remembered primarily as a letter writer, which now provide a genuine social history of the periods of reign of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan, including key events such as the eruption of Vesuvius. This is the Folio Society edition published in 1978 and is in mint condition.

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SKU: PLINY Categories: Chap Books, History Tags: dandyism, dublin, folio society, gentleman, james joyces odyssey, pliny the younger, savile row

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Not to be confused with his uncle, Pliny the Elder (composer of the famous ‘in vino veritas’ quote), Pliny the Younger was a Roman senator during the late half of the first century AD. He is remembered primarily as a letter writer, which now provide a genuine social history of the periods of reign of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan, including key events such as the eruption of Vesuvius. This is the Folio Society edition published in 1978 and is in mint condition.