Pliny and the eruption of Vesuvius /
Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is 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. These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus...
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| Typ dokumentu: | Kniha |
| Jazyk: | Angličtina Latina |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2022
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| Vydání: | First published |
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| On-line přístup: | Elektronická verze přístupná pouze pro studenty a pracovníky MU |
| Příbuzné jednotky: | Tištěná verze::
Pliny and the eruption of Vesuvius |
Obsah:
- Prologue: Lightning, water, and fire
- 1, Two Plinys
- 2, Two letters
- 3, Two days
- 4, Epistulae 6.16, The Elder's story
- 5, Epistulae 6.20, The Younger's story
- Epilogue