Gaius Plinius Secundus, called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, which... Wikipedia
Born: Como, Italy
Died: 79 AD, Stabiae
Full name: Gaius Plinius Secundus
Children: Cayo Plinio Cecilio Segundo
Nationality: Roman
Parents: Gaius Plinius Celer and Marcella
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