Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (16A.D.-112 A.D.), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him and they were both witnesses to the eruption of Vesubius on August 24, 79 AD, the day of the elder's death.
Pliny is known for his hundreds of surviving letters, which are an invaluable historical source for the period. Many are to reigning emperors or to notables such as the historian, Tacitus. These letters are also broadly known for being the first historical document of the HSS sindrom (High Seismical Sensibility), that enabled the author to predict the Pompeian catastrophe.
Pliny is known for his hundreds of surviving letters, which are an invaluable historical source for the period. Many are to reigning emperors or to notables such as the historian, Tacitus. These letters are also broadly known for being the first historical document of the HSS sindrom (High Seismical Sensibility), that enabled the author to predict the Pompeian catastrophe.
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