The two Plinys, Lucan, (though again under the disadvantage of verse) Petronius Arbiter, and Quintilian, but above all, the Senecas, (for a Spanish cross appears to improve the quality of the rhetorician) have left a body of rhetorical composition such as no modern nation has rivalled.
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Pliny — may refer to:*Pliny the Elder (23–79), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia , Pliny s Natural History *Pliny the Younger (63–c.113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer; nephew and adopted son of… … Wikipedia
Pliny — [plin′ē] 1. (L. name Gaius Plinius Secundus) A.D. 23 79; Rom. naturalist & writer: called the Elder 2. (L. name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) A.D. 62? 113?; Rom. writer & statesman: nephew of Pliny the Elder: called the Younger … English World dictionary
Pliny — noun 1. Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62 113) • Syn: ↑Pliny the Younger, ↑Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author 2. Roman author of an … Useful english dictionary
Pliny — n. (23 79 A.D.) Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder, Roman historian and author of Natural History who died while watching the eruption of Vesuvius; (62 113 A.D.), Pliny the Younger , nephew of Gaius Plinius Secundus, Roman writer and orator… … English contemporary dictionary
Pliny — /ˈplɪni/ (say plinee) noun 1. (Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder ), AD 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer. 2. his nephew, (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Pliny the Younger ), AD 62?–113?, Roman writer, statesman, and… …
Pliny — ‘The Elder’ (23–79 CE), author of many works, including a Natural History; he died when Vesuvius erupted over Pompeii. Pliny ‘the Younger’ (b. 61 CE) was the nephew of the former; as governor of Bithynia he wrote a celebrated letter in 110 CE to… … Dictionary of the Bible
PLINY THE ELDER° — (23–79 C.E.), Roman historian, naturalist, and administrator. Pliny s voluminous Naturalis Historia, the only work of his extant, contains a number of references to Jews and Judaism. Some of these references relate to the physical characteristics … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pliny Earle — is the name of:*Pliny Earle (inventor) *Pliny Earle (physician) *Pliny Earle Goddard, linguist and ethnologist … Wikipedia
Pliny Earle (physician) — Pliny Earle II, MD (December 31, 1809 1892) was an American physician, psychiatrist, and poet. BiographyPliny Earle was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, and was the son of the inventor Pliny Earle.He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania… … Wikipedia
Pliny, West Virginia — Pliny, located in Putnam County, West Virginia, was named for M. Pliny Brown, a large landowner in the area. The ZIP code is 25158.External links … Wikipedia
Pliny the Younger — Pliny the Young|er (?61 113 AD) an ancient Roman politician and writer whose letters provide a detailed picture of Roman life at that time. He was the ↑nephew of Pliny the Elder … Dictionary of contemporary English
