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Pliny the Younger (C61-112AD) was a Roman official and writer. He has become famous for his two letters to the historian Tacitus, which detail his eye-witness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD which took the life of his uncle, Pliny the Elder."Ashen Sky" presents readers with a translation of Pliny's letters, accompanied by stunning black-and-white engravings by acclaimed artist Barry Moser, that magnificently illustrate the various descriptions found in the letters. Also included is a brief description of the eruption of the volcano, concise biographies of Tacitus, and of both Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, as well as a summary of how the texts of the two letters have survived until today.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Ashen Sky - The Letters of Pliny the Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius
• Author: Pliny
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 40
• EAN: 9780892369003
• ISBN: 0892369000
• ID: 04756332
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Weight: 418 g
• Dimensions: 232 × 269 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. November 2007

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