21. Pliny The Younger Letters Roman Elder Uncle States Eruption Pliny The Younger Letters Roman Elder Uncle States Eruption Economy. http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Pliny:the:Younger.htm

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23. Pliny Letters To Tacitus On Vesuvius Eruption Letters of Pliny the Younger to the Historian Tacitus 1. Pliny Letter 6.16 Pliny the Younger describes the eruption and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder while trying http://www.smatch-international.org/PlinyLetters.html

Letters of Pliny the Younger to the Historian Tacitus: Pliny Letter 6.16 Pliny the Younger describes the eruption and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder while trying to rescue survivors of the early stages of the eruption. My dear Tacitus, You ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit to posterity is as reliable as possible. I am grateful to you, for I see that his death will be remembered forever if you treat it [sc. in your Histories]. He perished in a devastation of the loveliest of lands, in a memorable disaster shared by peoples and cities, but this will be a kind of eternal life for him. Although he wrote a great number of enduring works himself, the imperishable nature of your writings will add a great deal to his survival. Happy are they, in my opinion, to whom it is given either to do something worth writing about, or to write something worth reading; most happy, of course, those who do both. With his own books and yours, my uncle will be counted among the latter. It is therefore with great pleasure that I take up, or rather take upon myself the task you have set me. He was at Misenum in his capacity as commander of the fleet on the 24th of August [sc. in 79 AD], when between 2 and 3 in the afternoon my mother drew his attention to a cloud of unusual size and appearance. He had had a sunbath, then a cold bath, and was reclining after dinner with his books. He called for his shoes and climbed up to where he could get the best view of the phenomenon. The cloud was rising from a mountain at such a distance we couldn't tell which, but afterwards learned that it was Vesuvius. I can best describe its shape by likening it to a pine tree. It rose into the sky on a very long "trunk" from which spread some "branches." I imagine it had been raised by a sudden blast, which then weakened, leaving the cloud unsupported so that its own weight caused it to spread sideways. Some of the cloud was white, in other parts there were dark patches of dirt and ash. The sight of it made the scientist in my uncle determined to see it from closer at hand.

24. Pliny The Younger Pliny The Younger Roman Governor of Bithynia around 111 AD, he wrote a revealing letter to Emperor Trajan for protocol in punishing Christians. http://www.allaboutthejourney.org/pliny-the-younger.htm

Pliny The Younger You are here: The Journey Pliny The Younger Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger (c. 62 - c.113 AD) was the Roman Governor of Bithynia (present-day northwestern Turkey). Around 111 or 112 AD, he wrote the following letter to Emperor Trajan of Rome asking for advice on how to deal with Christians. It is a rule, Sir, which I inviolably observe, to refer myself to you in all my doubts; for who is more capable of guiding my uncertainty or informing my ignorance? Having never been present at any trials of the Christians, I am unacquainted with the method and limits to be observed either in examining or punishing them. Whether any difference is to be allowed between the youngest and the adult; whether repentance admits to a pardon, or if a man has been once a Christian it avails him nothing to recant; whether the mere profession of Christianity, albeit without crimes, or only the crimes associated therewith are punishable in all these points I am greatly doubtful. In the meanwhile, the method I have observed towards those who have denounced to me as Christians is this: I interrogated them whether they were Christians; if they confessed it I repeated the question twice again, adding the threat of capital punishment; if they still persevered, I ordered them to be executed. For whatever the nature of their creed might be, I could at least feel not doubt that contumacy and inflexible obstinacy deserved chastisement. There were others also possessed with the same infatuation, but being citizens of Rome, I directed them to be carried thither.

25. Pliny The Younger Online Text for Pliny the Younger. Pliny the Younger on the Christians; Pliny and the Christians (Latin and English) Online Resources for Pliny the Younger http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/pliny.html

Home Other Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger At a Glance Treatise Genre Reliability of Dating Length of Text Greek Original Language: Ancient Translations: Modern Translations: Estimated Range of Dating: 111-112 C.E. Chronological List Earlier Texts 65-80 Gospel of Mark 70-100 Epistle of James 70-120 Egerton Gospel 70-160 Gospel of Peter 70-160 Secret Mark 70-200 Fayyum Fragment 70-200 The Twelve Patriarchs 73-200 Mara Bar Serapion 80-100 2 Thessalonians 80-100 Ephesians 80-100 Gospel of Matthew 80-110 1 Peter 80-120 Epistle of Barnabas 80-130 Gospel of Luke 80-130 Acts of the Apostles 80-140 1 Clement 80-150 Gospel of the Egyptians 80-150 Gospel of the Hebrews 73-200 Christian Sibyllines 80-100 Apocalypse of John 90-120 Gospel of John Later Texts Online Text for Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger on the Christians Pliny and the Christians (Latin and English) Online Resources for Pliny the Younger Pliny and Trajan on the Christians by Darrell Doughty Josh McDowell's "Evidence" for Jesus: Is It Reliable? (On Pliny the Younger by Jeffery Jay Lowder) Offline Resources for Pliny the Younger Betty Radice

26. Pliny The Younger c. plinivs caecilivs secvndvs (63 – c. 113 a.d.) epistvlarvm libri decem http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/pliny.html

C. PLINIVS CAECILIVS SECVNDVS EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM Liber I Liber II Liber III Liber IV ... The Classics Page

27. Pliny The Younger - Definition Of Pliny The Younger By The Free Online Dictionar Thesaurus Legend Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Noun 1. Pliny the Younger Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pliny the Younger

28. Ancient History Sourcebook: Pliny The Younger: Selected Letters, C 100 CE Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook Pliny the Younger (61/62113 CE) Selected Letters, c 100 CE http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pliny-letters.html

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook: Pliny the Younger (61/62-113 CE) Selected Letters, c 100 CE Translation: William Melmoth (in Harvard Classics series) Introductory Note General Letters Part I - Letters I-X Part II - Letters XI-XX Part III - Letters XXI- XXVI Part IV - Letters XXVII-XXX Part V - Letters XXX-XL Part VI - Letters XLI-L Part VII - Letters LI-LX Part VIII - Letters LXI-LXX Part IX - Letters LXXI-LXXX Part X - Letters LXXXI-XC Part XI - Letters XCI-C Part XII - Letters CI-CX Correspondence With the Emperor Trajan Part I - Letters I-X Part II - Letters XI-XX Part III - Letters XXI-XXX Part IV - Letters XXXI-XL Part V - Letters XLI-L Part VI - Letters LI-LX Part VII - Letters LXI-LXX Part VIII - Letters LXXI-LXXX Part IX - Letters LXXXI-XC Part X - Letters XCI-C Part XI - Letters CI-CX Part XII - Letters CXI-CXX Part XIII - Letters CXXI-CXXII General Letters Part I I To Septitius You have frequently pressed me to make a select collection of my Letters (if there really be any deserving of a special preference) and give them to the public. I have selected them accordingly; not, indeed, in their proper order of time, for I was not compiling a history; but just as each came to hand. And now I have only to wish that you may have no reason to repent of your advice, nor I of my compliance: in that case, I may probably enquire after the rest, which at present lie neglected, and preserve those I shall hereafter write. Farewell. II To Arrianus III To Voconius Romanus

29. Pliny The Younger - Books, Biography, Quotes - Read Print Read works by Pliny the Younger for free at Read Print. http://www.readprint.com/author-2379/Pliny-the-Younger-books

30. Pliny The Younger Biography | BookRags.com Pliny the Younger biography, including 1 pages of information on the life of Pliny the Younger. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/pliny-the-younger/

31. Eye Witness To The Eruption Of A.D 79! Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not venture out on the ships with his uncle. He stayed back at Misenum and observed the events http://pompeii.virginia.edu/pliny.html

Eye Witness to the Eruption of A.D. 79! At the time of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 the Roman fleet under the command of Pliny the Elder was stationed across the Bay of Naples at Misenum. Pliny launched ships and sailed toward the erupting volcano for closer observation and to attempt a rescue. No rescue was possible and Pliny himself died during the eruption, not in the streets of Pompeii, but across the bay at Stabiae. Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not venture out on the ships with his uncle. He stayed back at Misenum and observed the events from there. He also received first-hand reports from those who had been with his uncle at his death. Based on this information Pliny the Younger wrote two letters to the historian Tacitus that recount the events surrounding the eruption of Vesuvius and the death of Pliny the Elder. The letters survive and provide a vivid account of the events. Provided below are links to the two letters. They are translated by Professor Cynthia Damon of Amherst College and are part of her Web site for Classics 36 Pompeii and Herculaneum . The letters are used here with Professor Damon's permission. Pliny Letter VI.16

32. Pliny The Younger - Letters Of The Younger Pliny Pliny the Younger. Letters of the Younger Pliny. cornelius tacitus historical narrative introduction book romanus introductory essay http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_plinyltrs1.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Ancient / Classical History Ancient / Classical History Search Ancient History Wars Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') See More About: pliny the younger letters etext Letters of Pliny the Younger Public domain English translation Letters of the Younger Pliny with an introductory essay by John B. Firth. Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 ... Introduction Book 1 I . To Septicius. II . To Arrianus. III . To Caninius Rufus. IV . To Pompeia Celerina. V . To Voconius Romanus. VI . To Cornelius Tacitus. VII . To Octavius Rufus. VIII . To Pompeius Saturninus. IX . To Minutius Fundanus. X . To Attius Clemens. XI . To Fabius Justus. XII . To Calestrius Tiro. XIII . To Sosius Senecio. XIV . To Junius Mauricus. XV . To Septicius Clarus. XVI . To Erucius. XVII . To Cornelius Titianus. XVIII . To Suetonius Tranquillus. XIX . To Romanus Firmus. XX . To Cornelius Tacitus. XXI . To Plinius Paternus. XXII . To Catilius Severus. XXIII . To Pompeius Falco. XXIV . To Baebius Hispanus. I . To Septicius. You have constantly urged me to collect and publish the more highly finished of the letters that I may have written. I have made such a collection, but without preserving the order in which they were composed, as I was not writing a historical narrative. So I have taken them as they happened to come to hand. I can only hope that you will not have cause to regret the advice you gave, and that I shall not repent having followed it; for I shall set to work to recover such letters as have up to now been tossed on one side, and I shall not keep back any that I may write in the future. Farewell.

33. Epistulae (Pliny) - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Epistulae are a series of personal missives by Pliny the Younger directed to his friends and associates. These letters are a unique testimony of Roman administrative history and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_(Pliny)

Epistulae (Pliny) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Statue of Pliny the Younger on the façade of Cathedral of S. Maria Maggiore in Como The Epistulae are a series of personal missives by Pliny the Younger directed to his friends and associates. These letters are a unique testimony of Roman administrative history and everyday life in the 1st century. The style is very different from that in the Panegyricus , and some commentators maintain that Pliny initiated a new genre: the letter written for publication. citation needed This genre offers a different type of record than the more usual history ; one that dispenses with objectivity but is no less valuable for it. Especially noteworthy among the letters are two in which he describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August 79 during which his uncle Pliny the Elder died ( Epistulae VI.16, VI.20), and one in which he asks the Emperor for instructions regarding official policy concerning Christians Epistulae X.96). The Epistulae are usually treated as two halves: those in Books 1 to 9, which Pliny prepared for publication, and those in Book 10, all of which were written to or by the Emperor

34. FRONTLINE: From Jesus To Christ: Why Did Christianity Succeed?: Pliny's Policy - PLINY THE YOUNGER. Describe the scene for me if you will in the courtroom of Pliny the Younger. What happened? About the year 112 an important event takes place that bring us on the http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/pliny.html

document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); Pliny's Policy: Execution Marking the beginning of the Roman Empire's legal prosecution of Christians. L. Michael White: Professor of Classics and Director of the Religious Studies Program University of Texas at Austin PLINY THE YOUNGER Describe the scene for me if you will in the courtroom of Pliny the Younger. What happened? Now this is an important case for a variety of reasons. One reason is that it's the first time that we have a Roman public official recognizing Christians as a distinct religious group in the empire. Prior to the year 112, no Roman official has ever done that and apparently up until this time the Christian movement is still perceived, at least from the perspective of the Roman emperors and the Roman public officials, as just a part of Judaism. Also, because it was considered a part of Judaism, Christianity was considered to be protected by the legal status of Jewish tradition within the Roman Empire. So when we see Pliny taking note of Christians as a separate group, it really marks a departure... a change in the status of Christianity. Both in its relationship to Judaism and in its relationship to the Roman Empire. This is a very important moment in the legal development of early Christianity in the Roman Empire.... Now we know about this situation precisely because Pliny has to write a letter about it. You see Pliny has never heard of Christians before and he's never had to deal with the case of Christians, legal or otherwise... Still, Pliny's a little nervous about this situation even though he has taken legal action [in executing the Christians], he feels compelled to write to his friend the emperor and tell him what he's done because it's an unusual case. We actually have preserved from Pliny's own accounts and his own collection of letters his

35. Pliny The Younger And Trajan On The Christians Pliny the Younger's letter to Trajan on the subject of the Christians and the response of Trajan to Pliny the Younger. On Early Christian Writings. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/pliny.html

Pliny the Younger and Trajan on the Christians Pliny the Younger was governor of Pontus and Bithynia from 111-113 CE. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor Trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. These two letters are the most famous, in which Pliny the Younger encounters Christianity for the first time. Pliny the Younger, Letters Pliny the Younger to the Emperor Trajan It is my practice, my lord, to refer to you all matters concerning which I am in doubt. For who can better give guidance to my hesitation or inform my ignorance? I have never participated in trials of Christians. I therefore do not know what offenses it is the practice to punish or investigate, and to what extent. And I have been not a little hesitant as to whether there should be any distinction on account of age or no difference between the very young and the more mature; whether pardon is to be granted for repentance, or, if a man has once been a Christian, it does him no good to have ceased to be one; whether the name itself, even without offenses, or only the offenses associated with the name are to be punished. Meanwhile, in the case of those who were denounced to me as Christians, I have observed the following procedure: I interrogated these as to whether they were Christians; those who confessed I interrogated a second and a third time, threatening them with punishment; those who persisted I ordered executed. For I had no doubt that, whatever the nature of their creed, stubbornness and inflexible obstinacy surely deserve to be punished. There were others possessed of the same folly; but because they were Roman citizens, I signed an order for them to be transferred to Rome.

36. Pliny. Christ Myth Refuted. Did Jesus Exist? A Christian Response And so, we have some valuable testimony from the hand of Pliny the Younger. He knew that Christianity was a cult, and refers to investigations in which several forms of the http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/pliny.html

Secular References to Jesus: Pliny What Letter? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U-V W XYZ What Bible Book? Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra-Nehemiah Esther-Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes-Song Isaiah Jeremiah-Lam. Ezekiel Daniel Hosea-Joel Amos-Obadiah Jonah-Micah Nahum-Habakkuk Zephaniah-Haggai Zachariah-Malachi Matthew Mark Luke-Acts John Romans Galatians Colossians Pastorals/Philemon Hebrews James 1 and 2 Peter 1, 2, 3 John, Jude Revelation Keyword Search Get a stripped-down copy of this page. [Background Data] [ Forged? Pliny: A Reliable Source The Matter of Martyrs Serapis and Apollo ... Conclusions Pliny the Younger (62?-c.113) was Governor of Bithynia. His correspondence in 106 AD with the emperor Trajan included a report on proceedings against Christians. In an extended explanation to his supervisor, Pliny explained that he forced Christians to "curse Christ, which a genuine Christian cannot be induced to do." He also described their actions and practices thusly: They affirmed, however, that the whole of their guilt, or their error, was, that they were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verse a hymn to Christ as to a god, and bound themselves to a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft, adultery, never to falsify their word, not to deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up.

37. Pliny The Younger (Roman Author) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Pliny the Younger (Roman author), ad 61/62Comum Italyc. 113Bithynia, Asia Minor now in TurkeyRoman author and administrator who left a collection of private letters of great http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/464843/Pliny-the-Younger

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38. Pliny The Younger - The Eruption Of Mt Vesuvius 79 AD - John Seach Mt Vesuvius Eruption 79 AD John Seach. by Pliny the Younger (AD 61-113) My dear Tacitus, You ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you http://www.volcanolive.com/pliny.html

Volcano Live volcanolive.com Home About News Travel ... Contact Mt Vesuvius Eruption 79 AD - John Seach by Pliny the Younger (AD 61-113) My dear Tacitus, You ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit to posterity is as reliable as possible. I am grateful to you, for I see that his death will be remembered forever if you treat it [sc. in your Histories]. He perished in a devastation of the loveliest of lands, in a memorable disaster shared by peoples and cities, but this will be a kind of eternal life for him. Although he wrote a great number of enduring works himself, the imperishable nature of your writings will add a great deal to his survival. Happy are they, in my opinion, to whom it is given either to do something worth writing about, or to write something worth reading; most happy, of course, those who do both. With his own books and yours, my uncle will be counted among the latter. It is therefore with great pleasure that I take up, or rather take upon myself the task you have set me. He was at Misenum in his capacity as commander of the fleet on the 24th of August [sc. in 79 AD], when between 2 and 3 in the afternoon my mother drew his attention to a cloud of unusual size and appearance. He had had a sunbath, then a cold bath, and was reclining after dinner with his books. He called for his shoes and climbed up to where he could get the best view of the phenomenon. The cloud was rising from a mountain-at such a distance we couldn't tell which, but afterwards learned that it was Vesuvius. I can best describe its shape by likening it to a pine tree. It rose into the sky on a very long "trunk" from which spread some "branches." I imagine it had been raised by a sudden blast, which then weakened, leaving the cloud unsupported so that its own weight caused it to spread sideways. Some of the cloud was white, in other parts there were dark patches of dirt and ash. The sight of it made the scientist in my uncle determined to see it from closer at hand.

39. Pliny The Younger Pliny the Younger or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62c.115) Roman senator, nephew of Pliny the Elder, governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_y3.html

home index ancient Rome : article by Jona Lendering © Pliny the Younger (3) Bust of a Roman official, age of Trajan ( Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis , Brussel) Pliny the Younger or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62-c.115): Roman senator , nephew of Pliny the Elder governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection of letters. This is the third part of an article; the first part can be found here The letters An epitaph found near Como states that the deceased is sad, because after her death, nobody will remember the caring people only she remembered. The sentiment would have appealed to Pliny, who knew that he was going to be forgotten. His wife had died and he had no children - who would remember him? (It is tempting to make a connection between the death of his second wife and his proceeding against Publicius "to make himself known".) Youth Becoming senator Pliny and Domitian Pliny, Nerva, and Trajan ... Pliny in Bithynia: results Pliny used the years after his consulate to do something that would make sure that he would be remembered. He published his pleadings, a long eulogy on the reign of

40. Pliny The Younger's First Letter To Tacitus Pliny the Younger's first letter to Tacitus on the subject of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. http://www.historywalker.com/public2/02/pliny_letter1.html

Pliny's First Letter In his first letter to Cornelius Tacitus (the historian) upon the subject of Vesuvius, Pliny the Younger (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) writes about how his uncle, Pliny the Elder, motivated by scientific curiosity and the desire to rescue people, set sail across the bay of Naples during the volcanic onslaught to meet his eventual death. Pliny's description of the eruption, the cloud that looked like a "pine tree", and its aftermath have helped modern vulcanologists piece together the events of that day and the type of volcanic eruption he depicts has been dubbed a Plinian eruption To Tacitus Your This phenomenon seemed to a man of such learning and research as my uncle extraordinary and worth further looking into. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me leave, if I liked, to accompany him. I said I had rather go on with my work; and it so happened, he had himself given me something to write out. As he was coming out of the house, he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in the utmost alarm at the imminent danger which threatened her; for her villa lying at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, there was no way of escape but by sea; she earnestly entreated him therefore to come to her assistance. He accordingly changed his first intention, and what he had begun from a philosophical, he now carries out in a noble and generous spirit. He ordered the galleys to be put to sea, and went himself on board with an intention of assisting not only Rectina, but the several other towns which lay thickly strewn along that beautiful coast.

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