As you are an exemplary instance of tender regard to your family in general, and to your late excellent brother in particular, whose warm attachment you returned with an equal fondness. Pliny the younger, the roman governor of bithynia and pontus now in modern turkey wrote a letter to emperor trajan around ad 112 and asked for counsel on dealing with the early christian community. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. The younger pliny was born in 61 or 62 ce, the son of lucius caecilius of comum como and the elder pliny s sister. Click on the l symbols to go the latin text of each letter. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Definitely recommended to those who are interested in looking into our. Pliny the elders most popular book is natural history. As the only selection of the letters with extensive commentary, it provides the. This book, with original latin accompanied by close commentary in english, offers a comprehensive introduction to pliny the youngers epistulae for intermediate and advanced latin students, with all of the necessary support grammatical, lexical and historical for them to be able to read quickly and fluidly. Choose from 103 different sets of latin pliny 6 epistula flashcards on quizlet. This extraordinary work was originally composed and. Selected letters from pliny the youngers epistulae.
He was educated at home and then in rome under quintilian. Sullivan, pliny epistulae vi, 16 and 20 and modern vulcanology, cp 63 1968 196200. Learn latin pliny 6 epistula with free interactive flashcards. These letters are a unique testimony of roman administrative history and everyday life in the 1st century. Pliny scorns the more scientific grrek medicine, because many doctors would be quacks, and extols old roman treatments which worked on faith alone, though there was a. Selected letters from pliny the youngers epistulae commentary by jacqueline carlon jacqueline carlon oxford greek and latin college commentaries. Read in english by andrew coleman the largest surviving body of plinys work is his epistulae letters, a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and the emperor trajan. Jacqui carlons selected letters from pliny the youngers epistulae is a welcome addition to the ongoing resurgence in studies on roman epistolary literature, pliny especially. Page 431 the name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced. Comprehensive commentary makes this volume ideal for use on its own, without supplementary materials. Betty radice, letters of the younger pliny viking press 1976 betty radice, pliny letters and panegyricus harvard univ pr 1969 p. Pliny chase 18201886, american scientist, mathematician, and educator.
Providing a series of fascinating views of imperial rome, the letters of. Pliny the younger pliny, the younger the online books page. Pliny the younger was born in novum comum como, northern italy around 61 ad, the son of lucius caecilius cilo, born there, and his wife plinia marcella, a sister of pliny the elder. The letters of the younger pliny penguin classics 9780140441277. Librivox recording of letters of pliny by pliny the younger. Chambers, pliny the youngers character as revealed through his letters 1998 stanley e.
A series of personal missives by pliny the younger directed. The epistulae are later copies of a series of personal missives by pliny the younger directed to his friends and associates. So to those who had paid more than 10, 000 sesterces for their share, i remitted a tenth of the sum paid above 10, 000 sesterces. He was at misenum at the time of the eruption of vesuvius in 79 described in two famous letters when the elder pliny died. Pliny chase 18201886, american scientist, mathematician. Nam lacus piscem, feras silvae quibus lacus cingitur, studia altissimus iste secessus affatim suggerunt.
Selected letters from pliny the youngers epistulae in. It is a rule, sir, which i inviolably observe, to refer myself to you in all my doubts. What happens in each of the 24 books of the iliad by homer. Letters from a stoic epistulae morales ad lucilium summary. Dear acilius, 1 a terrible thing, worthy of more than just a letter, has been suffered at the hands of his slaves by larcius macedo, a man of praetorian rank, a haughty and savage master who remembered too little or rather too well that his own father had been a slave. Pliny the elder has 277 books on goodreads with 3780 ratings. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1855 and may have some imperfections such as marks or handwritten notes.
Indeed, my reader encolpius the one who is our joy for work or play found the dust so irritating to his throat that he spat blood, and it will be a sad blow to him and a great loss to me if this makes him unfit for his services. The style is very different from that in the panegyricus, and some commentators maintain that pliny initiated a new genre. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Verania, the widow of piso, the piso, i mean, whom galba adopted, lay extremely ill, and regulus paid her a visit. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Give me a penny, and i will tell you a story worth gold, or, rather, you shall hear two or three.
Theres no reason why you should look down upon this type of studying. Pliny the younger was born in novum comum como, northern italy, the son of lucius caecilius cilo, born there, and wife plinia marcella, a sister of pliny the elder. Publication date 1915 publisher london heinemann collection robarts. Circenses erant, quo genere spectaculi ne levissime quidem teneor. Barbara weiden boyd, bowdoin college, stephen esposito, boston university, and mary lefkowitz, wellesley college also available ovid. The letters of pliny the younger gaius plinius caecilius secundus are presented here in the english translation by j.
Book viii the letters of pliny book viii i to septicius clarus. The present recess from business affords you leisure to give, and me to receive, instruction. Short biographies of the elder and younger pliny, setting the context for the vesuvian letters. Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. I am extremely desirous therefore to know your sentiments concerning spectres, whether you believe they actually exist and have their own proper shapes and a measure of divinity, or are only the false impressions of a terrified imagination.
Plinys epistulae, including the likely location of the plinys villa from which the eruption was. The letters of pliny the younger kindle edition by the younger. He revered his uncle, pliny the elder, and provides sketches of how his uncle worked on the naturalis historia. Pliny the elder 23 ad79 ad, ancient roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of naturalis historia plinys natural history pliny the younger died 1, ancient roman statesman, orator, writer, and pliny the elders nephew and adopted son. Nihil novum nihil varium, nihil quod non semel spectasse sufficiat. Grammatical and syntactical glosses are meticulously researched and appropriately referenced. A reconstruction of the transmission history of epp.
Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived. A series of personal missives by pliny the younger directed to his friends and associates. The text of books i to ix of the letters rests on three manuscript traditions, the 9book, the 10book and the 8book, known as. This free kindle book is a fantastic buy for people interested in history and in the ideas of rather intelligent individuals such as pliny the younger. A poodcast beard booze and barbecues show calvary chapel greenwood chill theorys hcvc sermons. Having never been present at any trials of the christians, i am unacquainted with the method and limits to be observed either in. Pliny the younger pliny, the younger an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article pliny, the younger. A historical and social commentary oxford 1966 3637, with the summary of results at 41. Mynors 1963, in the bibliotheca augustana pliny was born in comum in 61 or 62 a. The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. Hoffer, the anxieties of pliny the younger american philological. I had an easy journey, apart from the fact that some of my people were taken ill in the intense heat. He was the grandson of senator and landowner gaius caecilius, revered his uncle, pliny the elder who at this time was extremely famous around the roman empire, and provided sketches of how his uncle worked on.
The letters of the younger pliny are a good source to look into during this period of roman history to see the dangers and excitement in which these people lived there certainly was a lot of it. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Letters on a variety of topics offer insights into the roman society and culture of plinys time. Pliny the younger died 1, ancient roman statesman, orator, writer, and pliny the elders nephew and adopted son. You have constantly urged me to collect and publish the more highly finished of the letters that i may have written.