Letters to Cornelius Tacitus on the Death of the Elder Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius AD 79, Paperback - Pliny the Younger

The only eye witness account of the Eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Surviving the test of time, this...

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Presents the author's personal letters that address a range of topics, from an account of his uncle's death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, ...

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Pliny the Younger's nine-book Epistles is a masterpiece of Roman prose. Often mined as a historical and pedagogical sourcebook, this collection of ...

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Publisher: McFarland & Co IncAuthor(s): Michael G. CorneliusNumber of pages: 218Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 150 x 223 x 16Cover type: Paperba...

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It's the summer of AD 79 and Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, set sail for the Bay of Naples where they are going to stay ...

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Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 139 x 202 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbac...