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Pliny the Younger

Type Figure Region Rome Time c. 61–113 Also known as 小普林尼、Pliny the Younger、Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus

Ancient Roman politician, lawyer, and letter writer of equestrian family, raised by his uncle Pliny the Elder;…

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  1. c. 61–89Como · LombardyBorn in Como, orphaned young and raised by his uncle Pliny the Elder. Received training in rhetoric and law in Rome under Quintilian, distinguishing himself as an orator.
  2. c. 89–113Rome · Roman EmpireServed as quaestor, consul, and governor of Bithynia, taking part in important state affairs under Emperor Trajan. Left ten books of letters on politics, literature, and social life, with the account of the Vesuvius eruption especially precious.

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