Pliny the Elder
Roman naturalist and commander of the fleet at Misenum, who sailed across the bay to help when Vesuvius erupted and died at Stabiae.
PersonAlso known as Gaius Plinius Secundus
c. 23 CE O.S. – 79 CE O.S.
- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q82778
Relations
- uncle of:
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Appears in8 items
- Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire1 item
- The Last Days of Pompeii7 items
- A cloud shaped like a pine · observer24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 11:00
- Rectina’s note; the fleet sails · admiral24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 12:00
- Pliny the Elder’s crossing · admiral24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 12:00
- “Fortune favours the brave” · admiral24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 14:00
- The night at Stabiae · guest24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 16:00
- Pliny the Elder dies at Stabiae · victim25 Oct 79 CE O.S., 07:00
- Pliny the Elder’s body is found · victim26 Oct 79 CE O.S.
