Pliny
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the ElderGaius Plinius Secundus, a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
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his nephew (“the Younger,” Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus ) a.d. 62?–c113, Roman writer, statesman, and orator.
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known as Pliny the Elder. Latin name Gaius Plinius Secundus. 23–79 ad , Roman writer, the author of the encyclopedic Natural History (77)
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his nephew, known as Pliny the Younger. Latin name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus. ?62–?113 ad , Roman writer and administrator, noted for his letters
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Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger documented what he witnessed when Mt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
Pliny the Elder has long held the distinction of being the one victim of Vesuvius we know much about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
In the case of the Azores this was mistaken, while it was correct in the case of Madeira, discovered—or rather rediscovered—around the same time, for it was known to Pliny and Plutarch.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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