After his consulship he returned to advocacy in the court and Senate, and was also president of the Tiber Conservancy Board. His hopes of retirement were cut short when he was chosen by Trajan to go out to the province of Bithynia and Pontus on a special commission as the Emperor's direct representative. He is known to have been there two years, and is presumed to have died there before the end of Book X of the Letters contains his correspondence with Trajan during this period, and includes letters about the early Christians.
Pliny's Letters are important as a social document of his times. They tell us about the man himself and his wide interests, and about his many friends, including Tacitus, Martial and Suetonius. Pliny has a gift for description and a versatile prose style, and more than any of his contemporaries he gives an unprejudiced picture of Rome as he knew it.
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Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. The thoughts and musings of a man who lived years ago. Though of course Pliny knew his letters would be published, and these letters will have been written with the idea of painting himself in a good light, but they are a valuable and often poignant source nonetheless, on many facets of ancient Rome. A window into the past.
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One person found this helpful. Both lively and personal, perhaps self-consciously modelled on Cicero's letters, these give us an intimate glimpse into Rome at this period. There are times when Pliny, like Cicero, can be unbearably pompous and moral but he can equally be quite gossipy with his recounting of scandalous stories. His letters to Tacitus about the eruption of Vesuvius and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, are probably well-known to anyone who has ever studied Latin and they still remain tutors' favourites for unseens A thoroughly interesting and fascinating read for any student of Classics.
All Roman life is described within the pages and gives the reader a remarkable insight into Pliny's private and political life. A comprehensive collection of letter, giving an insight into the Roman way of live.
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