Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
3-2022
Abstract
A forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger’s Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killed his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text and English translation, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, and meaning.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-8727 Recommended Citation
Foss, Pedar William. 2022. Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003273028.
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