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Who are some famous people from Pompeii?
Pliny the Elder & Pliny the Younger and there also is Julius Polybius and lucius Caecilius Iucundus
What roman historian witnessed the explosion at Pompeii and soon after died?
Pliny the Younger
Who was the masterful letter writer who wrote to emperor Trajan about Christians?
That'd be Pliny the Younger.
What did the Romans leave behind from Pompeii that proved that it happened?
Written accounts, specifically Pliny the Younger
Who is Pliny the younger and what is his connection to Pompeii?
Pliny the Younger witnessed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum from Misenium, which was on the other side of the Bay of Naples. He described the tremors in the days before the eruption (which he said were not alarming because tremors were frequent in the area) and the eruption. He also recounted that his uncle, Pliny the Elder, who was an admiral of the fleet stationed at Misenium crossed the bay with his ships to help with the evacuation and died during the operation.
What year did Pliny the Younger die?
Pliny the Younger died in 112 AD, at age 51.
Did Pliny the younger survive mt Vesuvius in 79ad?
yes pliny did. years after the volcanoe erupted, pliny the younger wrote to his friend tacitus about what happened.
Where did Pliny the younger live during the eruption?
Pliny the Younger was living with his Uncle and Mother in Misenium at the time of the eruption, 79AD
Where there any eyewitnesses to the eruption of Pompeii?
Yes, we have written evidence in a letter from Pliny the Younger, where he describes the volcanic cloud and eruption and his uncle's efforts to save the refugees.
How did Pliny the Younger think his uncle died?
It is said that he collapsed and died through inhaling poisonous gasses from the eruption of Vesuvius. The cause of death is really unknown, he may have been asthmatic and the volcanic fumes contributed to his death
Who are some famous people from Pompeii?
Pliny the Elder & Pliny the Younger and there also is Julius Polybius and lucius Caecilius Iucundus
Who sought the Roman Emperor for advice on how Christians should be investigated?
Pliny the Younger.
What roman historian witnessed the explosion at Pompeii and soon after died?
Pliny the Younger
How do you pronounce pliny?
I believe the correct way to pronounce it is as "plinny" as in "skinny." This is a Latin proper name and is pronounced with a long "i," as in "tiny." (See Pliny the Elder or Pliny the Younger; both were famous Roman statesmen and writers.)
Where was plinty the younger born?
Pliny the Younger was born in what was then called Novum Comum, which is known today as Como, Northern Italy.
Who was the masterful letter writer who wrote to emperor Trajan about Christians?
That'd be Pliny the Younger.
What did the archeologists find in pompeii after pliny the younger?
Archaeologists did not find anything after Pliny the Younger. Pliny the Younger only described the eruption of Mount Vesuvius when it happened in 79. Pompeii was first discovered in 1599 during works to divert a local river, but the uncovered areas were covered again. Pompeii was rediscovered again in 1748 and the first archaeological excavations started in 1764.
