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The youngest in the Pompeii tragetyWho is plinay in Pompeii?
Pliny the younger a famous writer who watched Pompeii
Who are some famous people from Pompeii?
Pliny the Elder & Pliny the Younger and there also is Julius Polybius and lucius Caecilius Iucundus
The eruption of mt vesuvius is chronicled in letters penned by pliny the younger which include pliny the elders adventure to Pompeii across the bay of naples true or false?
It is true because that's all Pliny did at the time. He addressed to the citizens of Pompeii
What roman historian witnessed the explosion at Pompeii and soon after died?
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.
What facts do you know about pompeii in ad 79?
Pliny the Younger's Uncle, Pliny the Elder, died during the eruption while attempting to rescue stranded victims. As Admiral of the fleet, Pliny the Elder had ordered the ships of the Imperial Navy stationed at Misenum to cross the bay to assist evacuation attempts. He perished with the others in Pompeii.
What did the Romans leave behind from Pompeii that proved that it happened?
Written accounts, specifically Pliny the Younger
Who is Pliny the elder?
Pliny the Younger was a survivor from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. He wrote a diary about the event because he saw the eruption across the bay from Naples and he wasn't in Pompeii while it was happening. He is how we know about the burial of Pompeii.
What ancient Roman writer gives us an account of the destruction of the city of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius?
The Roman writer Pliny the Younger provides a detailed account of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash and debris. Pliny's letters to Tacitus describe the chaos and destruction resulting from the eruption.
Who was a famous ancient roman?
Pliny the Elder.
Who were plutarch and pliny?
famous historians from ancient rome
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.
