The prevailing wind would not allow his ship to leave the shore. Pliny the Elder died on August 25, 79 AD, while attempting the rescue by ship of a friend and his family from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that had just destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny the Younger is referring to the fact that Tacitus relied on his uncle's now missing work on the History of the German Wars. In the latter number will be my uncle, by virtue of his own and of your compositions." "For my part I deem those blessed to whom, by favour of the gods, it has been granted either to do what is worth writing of, or to write what is worth reading above measure blessed those on whom both gifts have been conferred. Pliny the Younger, his nephew, wrote of him in a letter to the historian Tacitus: Spending most of his spare time studying, writing or investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, he wrote an encyclopedic work, Naturalis Historia, which became a model for all such works written subsequently. Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 AD – August 25, 79 AD), better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian. Please visit to browse through our range of exciting titles Please visit to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* Features two bonus biographies – discover Pliny's ancient world * Easily locate the chapters you want to read * Detailed table of contents for the entire 37 books * ‘Natural History’ translated by John Bostock and Henry Thomas Riley, 1855 * Concise introduction to the ‘Natural History’ * Features the complete extant works of Pliny, in both English translation and the original Latin * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pliny's life and works
This comprehensive eBook presents Pliny’s complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material.
Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder’s encyclopaedic ‘Natural History’, composed in 37 books, remains an unrivalled compendium of Roman knowledge.
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