Pliny the Elder
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'''Gaius''' or '''Caius Plinius Secundus''', (AD 23 – [[August 25]], [[79]]), better known as '''Pliny the Elder''', was an ancient [[author]], [[naturalist]] or [[natural philosopher]] and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Naturalis Historia]]''. He is known for his saying ''"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read"''. | '''Gaius''' or '''Caius Plinius Secundus''', (AD 23 – [[August 25]], [[79]]), better known as '''Pliny the Elder''', was an ancient [[author]], [[naturalist]] or [[natural philosopher]] and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Naturalis Historia]]''. He is known for his saying ''"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read"''. | ||
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+ | *[[Pliny the Younger]] | ||
+ | *[[Vesuvius]] | ||
+ | *[[Volcanology]] | ||
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Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, (AD 23 – August 25, 79), better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author, naturalist or natural philosopher and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote Naturalis Historia. He is known for his saying "True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read".
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