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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

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In the letters of Pliny the Younger to his friend, the historian Tacitus, there is an account of his uncle, Pliny the Elder's death in Being alerted to an unusual cloud formation that spewed into the air from the vocano, Vesusvius

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What year did Pliny the Younger die?

Pliny the Younger died in 112 AD, at age 51.


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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.


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