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Noun
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Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
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Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
Usage examples
- Throughout the latter stages of Pliny's life, he maintained good relations with Emperor Vespasian.
- The name is from a misreading of "mormorion" in Pliny the Elder.
- Pliny the Elder watched it being built and mentions it in his "Naturalis Historia".
- It is also discussed by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.
- Pliny loved villas.
- The first-century naturalist Pliny the Elder described these techniques being used in Roman times.
- The Roman historian Pliny records this method being used in Britain to extract lead.
- The township contains Pliny Cemetery.
- In "The Histories of Pliny the Elder", he was Julius Caesar.
- In his writings Pliny makes frequent mention of Nicaea and its public buildings.