If only daisy dunns book had been around back when i was an aspiring classicist. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. But the book actually focuses more on pliny the younger, wellknown for his literary letters to emperors, historians and sundry members of the roman upperclasses. Naturalis historia is an early encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder it is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. Book i serves as pliny s preface, explaining his approach. As you are an exemplary instance of tender regard to your family in general, and to your late excellent brother in particular, whose warm attachment you returned with an equal fondness.
The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. For nature is not so exhausted and worn out that she can no longer produce anything worthy of our praise. As one of the largest and most comprehensive surviving works from the roman empire, pliny the elders natural history offers a rare glimpse into the scholarship of the ancient world. Aug 23, 2019 author of the letters of the younger pliny, the letters of pliny the consul, selected letters of pliny, c. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. Since the book is written for general interest and not classicists, it may be necessary to point out why these figures are worth recalling. Word order and interlinear translation for eduqas latin gcse component 2 a day at the races. Pliny starts with the known universe, roundly criticising attempts at cosmology as madness, including the view that there are countless other worlds than the earth. Pliny the younger pliny, the younger an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article pliny, the younger. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first waterclock, or the use of asses milk to remove wrinkles. Pliny himself defines his scope as the natural world, or life. Ultimately her enthusiasm, together with her eye for the odd, surprising detail, wins you over.
The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny. The letters of the younger pliny are a good source to look into during this period of roman history to see the dangers and excitement in which these people lived there certainly was a lot of it. This penguin classics edition is translated with an introduction by betty radice. The works subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history. He was only eight years old when his father caecilius died, and he was adopted by his uncle, the elder pliny, author of the natural history. His letters are arranged in ten books, of which the tenth consists entirely of letters to and from the emperor trajan. Circenses erant, quo genere spectaculi ne levissime quidem teneor. On the results pages, we have included a link to report problems and errors. I replied, you shall yourself judge as to the message which you think should be taken back to llegulus. Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. Pliny book 1, letter 6 english translation pliny book 1, letter 6 latin text pliny book 1, letter 9 english translation pliny book 1, letter 9 latin text. Gibson and ruth morello frontmatter more information acknowledgements this book began as a conversation on a train on the way back from a conference in 1998. Neither the younger nor the elder pliny mention the names.
Student study book with notes student study book without notes interlinear word order and translations. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Care is taken to gather it without the use of iron, the right hand being passed for the purpose through the left sleeve of the tunic, as though the gatherer were in the act of committing a theft. Hoffer, the anxieties of pliny the younger american philological. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. What happens in each of the 24 books of the iliad by homer. If you find anything from typos, to missing chunks of text, etcetera or if you have suggestions for improvement, please let us know. This post belongs to a serialized translation and commentary of pliny the youngers letters 6. The appendix note puts the whole thing into perspective. The name coracinus has been applied to more than, one fish of a sooty colour. Full search options are on the right side and top of the page. Their ultimate source is a fragmentary inscription cil v 1 3442 found in a field in. I know that immortal fame awaits him if his death is recorded by you. The letters of the younger pliny by pliny the younger.
Click on a word to bring up parses, dictionary entries, and frequency statistics. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder. Pliny the younger pliny, the younger the online books page. Word order and interlinear translation for eduqas latin. Natural history wikisource, the free online library. The following text was presented at the jact gcse latin and greek conference at westminster school london on 14 march 2014. Thank you for asking me to send you a description of my uncles death so that you can leave an accurate account of it for posterity1. For an index with links to all the letters on this site arranged by book and letter number, click here.
Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item the natural history was begun in 77 c. Summary and main characters of the iliad book xxiv. Pliny to cornelius tacitus thank you for asking me to send you a description of my uncles death so that you can leave an accurate account of it for posterity1. Plinys dates are pinned to the eruption of mount vesuvius in ad 79 and a statement of his nephew that he died in his 56th year, which would put his birth in ad 23 or 24 pliny was the son of an equestrian gaius plinius celer and his wife marcella.
Definitely recommended to those who are interested in looking into our ancient past. The letters of pliny the younger gaius plinius caecilius secundus are presented here in the english translation by j. In 37 books, pliny the eldernot to be confused with his nephew, pliny the youngercovers botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, geography, mineralogy, and how each of these interact with roman life. Word order and interlinear translation for eduqas latin gcse.
Providing a series of fascinating views of imperial rome, the letters of the younger pliny also offer one of the fullest selfportraits to survive from classical times. Gibson and ruth morello frontmatter more information. Pliny responded with a narrative extending from the early afternoon. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Here you can enter a characters name and search only in that characters speech latin texts. The project gutenberg ebook of letters of pliny, by pliny this ebook is for the use of. If you enjoyed the letters of the younger pliny, you might like tacitus the annals. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. It is divided into 37 books across 10 volumes, and was intended to cover the breadth of ancient knowledge. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey henderson. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. I am immensely grateful to ms katharine radice for the invitation to this event. A recording of pliny the youngers account of pliny the elders death during the eruption of mount vesuvius.
Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. If so, choose your preferred translations from the options available to you. Page 530 the respectable and sometimes excellent translations of bohns library have done for literature what railroads have done for internal intercourse. Pliny book 2, letter 6 english translation pliny book 2, letter 6 latin text pliny book 2, letter 20 english translation. Natural history pliny project gutenberg selfpublishing. There are two english translations of pliny online. He plans to work next on a commentary on pliny, letters book 6. Pliny the younger, panegyricus loeb classical library. Epistulae vi letters 6 is the sixth of ten books of letters by the roman lawyer and author pliny the younger. Feb 12, 2019 the natural history was begun in 77 c. The collection includes his wellknown letters about the eruption of vesuvius 6. Natural history, volume iv, books 1216 loeb classical library by pliny.
Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, usually known as pliny the younger, was born at como in 62 a. Shuddering to remember this post belongs to a serialized translation and commentary of pliny the youngers letters 6. A prominent lawyer and administrator, pliny was also a prolific letterwriter, who numbered among his correspondents such. The natural history of pliny, volume 6 bohns classical. The silurus of pliny is perhaps a species of cuviers genus schilbe, although true siluri are found in the nile. But the book actually focuses more on pliny the younger, wellknown.
This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Page 431 the name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced. Click on the l symbols to go the latin text of each letter. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology.
Pliny the younger was governor of pontus and bithynia from 1111 ce. Growing up in rome the following teaching and learning support materials are. Dunn is a good writer, with some of the easy erudition of mary beard, that great popularizer of roman history, and her translations from both plinys are graceful and precise. Pliny scorns the more scientific grrek medicine, because many doctors would be quacks, and extols old roman treatments which worked on faith alone, though there was a lot of credulity going round, so some probably worked. His nine books of personal letters were selected by pliny himself and published during his lifetime, while his official correspondence with trajan was published as a tenth book after his death and contains a celebrated exchange of letters on the early christians. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Circenses erant, quo genere spectaculi ne levissime. The twentieth letter of the second book of the younger. Roman literary life pliny book 1, letter 1 english translation pliny book 1, letter 1 latin text pliny book 1, letter english translation pliny book 1, letter latin text pliny book 7, letter 9 english translation pliny book 7, letter 9 latin text. I am one of those who admire the ancients, but not to the extent of despising the genius of our own times, like some people do. The historians request this post belongs to a serialized translation and commentary of pliny the youngers letters 6. Gaius plinius secundus ad 232479, called pliny the elder.
An unsuspected shared enthusiasm for pliny led to a. Unless otherwise indicated, all translations are my own. Jul 12, 2018 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Betty radice, letters of the younger pliny viking press 1976 betty radice, pliny letters and panegyricus harvard univ pr 1969 p. Nihil novum nihil varium, nihil quod non semel spectasse sufficiat. An index to the letters on this site arranged by topic.