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How do we know that pliny the younger is describing a terrible event?
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By the way he described what was going on during the eruption
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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 was Pliny the Younger referring to when he wrote We were terrified to see everything changed buried in ashes like snowdrifts?
Pliny was referring to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. He was an eyewitness to the 79 AD disaster.
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
Why did Pliny write to Emperor Trajan?
he wrote about wanting to have a baby with the emperor
Which author was the most widely cited authority on monstrous peoples during the 16th century?
Pliny the Elder
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
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.
Who are some famous people from Pompeii?
Pliny the Elder & Pliny the Younger and there also is Julius Polybius and lucius Caecilius Iucundus
What did the cloud resemble to Pliny the Younger?
It resembled a fur tree or a mushroom
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
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.
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.)
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.
