1. Pliny The Younger Collection At Bartleby.com Short biography of the orator and statesman, as well as text of the 1909 Collier translation of his letters and a selection of quotations. http://www.bartleby.com/people/PlinyYng.html

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2. Medieval Sourcebook: Pliny On The Christians Medieval Sourcebook Pliny on the Christians. Pliny the Younger was governor of Pontus/Bithynia from 111113 AD. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor Trajan on a variety http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pliny1.html

Back to Medieval Source Book ORB Main Page Links to Other Medieval Sites Medieval Sourcebook: Pliny on the Christians Pliny the Younger was governor of Pontus/Bithynia from 111-113 AD. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor Trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. These two letters are the most famous, in which P. encounters Christianity for the first time. PLINY, LETTERS 10.96-97 Pliny to the Emperor Trajan It is my practice, my lord, to refer to you all matters concerning which I am in doubt. For who can better give guidance to my hesitation or inform my ignorance? I have never participated in trials of Christians. I therefore do not know what offenses it is the practice to punish or investigate, and to what extent. And I have been not a little hesitant as to whether there should be any distinction on account of age or no difference between the very young and the more mature; whether pardon is to be granted for repentance, or, if a man has once been a Christian, it does him no good to have ceased to be one; whether the name itself, even without offenses, or only the offenses associated with the name are to be punished. Meanwhile, in the case of those who were denounced to me as Christians, I have observed the following procedure: I interrogated these as to whether they were Christians; those who confessed I interrogated a second and a third time, threatening them with punishment; those who persisted I ordered executed. For I had no doubt that, whatever the nature of their creed, stubbornness and inflexible obstinacy surely deserve to be punished. There were others possessed of the same folly; but because they were Roman citizens, I signed an order for them to be transferred to Rome.

3. Pliny The Younger Pliny the Younger on Early Christian Writings the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers information and translations of Gospels, Epistles http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/pliny.html

Pliny the Younger Online Text for Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger on the Christians Pliny and the Christians (Latin and English) Online Resources for Pliny the Younger Pliny and Trajan on the Christians by Darrell Doughty Josh McDowell's "Evidence" for Jesus: Is It Reliable? (On Pliny the Younger by Jeffery Jay Lowder) Offline Resources for Pliny the Younger Betty Radice, Letters of the Younger Pliny (Viking Press 1976) Betty Radice, Pliny Letters and Panegyricus (Harvard Univ Pr 1969) P.L. Chambers, Pliny the Younger's Character as Revealed Through His Letters Stanley E. Hoffer, The Anxieties of Pliny the Younger (American Philological Association 1999) Information on Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger wrote a letter to the emperor in order to find out how to handle the superstitio held by Christians. Go to the Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers homepage. Please support this web site by buying the CD with over 250 MB of information and texts! For convenience, a copy of the table of contents is provided here. Passion Narrative Lost Sayings Gospel Q 1 Thessalonians Philippians ... kirby@earthlink.net

4. Ancient History Sourcebook: Pliny The Younger: Selected Letters, C 100 CE Ancient History Sourcebook Pliny the Younger ( 61/62113 CE) Selected Letters, c 100 CE. Translation William Melmoth (in Harvard Classics series) Introductory Note Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, usually known as Pliny the Younger, was born at Como in 62 A.D http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pliny-letters.html

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook: Pliny the Younger (61/62-113 CE) Selected Letters, c 100 CE Translation: William Melmoth (in Harvard Classics series) Introductory Note General Letters Part I - Letters I-X Part II - Letters XI-XX Part III - Letters XXI- XXVI Part IV - Letters XXVII-XXX Part V - Letters XXX-XL Part VI - Letters XLI-L Part VII - Letters LI-LX Part VIII - Letters LXI-LXX Part IX - Letters LXXI-LXXX Part X - Letters LXXXI-XC Part XI - Letters XCI-C Part XII - Letters CI-CX Correspondence With the Emperor Trajan Part I - Letters I-X Part II - Letters XI-XX Part III - Letters XXI-XXX Part IV - Letters XXXI-XL Part V - Letters XLI-L Part VI - Letters LI-LX Part VII - Letters LXI-LXX Part VIII - Letters LXXI-LXXX Part IX - Letters LXXXI-XC Part X - Letters XCI-C Part XI - Letters CI-CX Part XII - Letters CXI-CXX Part XIII - Letters CXXI-CXXII General Letters Part I I To Septitius You have frequently pressed me to make a select collection of my Letters (if there really be any deserving of a special preference) and give them to the public. I have selected them accordingly; not, indeed, in their proper order of time, for I was not compiling a history; but just as each came to hand. And now I have only to wish that you may have no reason to repent of your advice, nor I of my compliance: in that case, I may probably enquire after the rest, which at present lie neglected, and preserve those I shall hereafter write. Farewell. II To Arrianus III To Voconius Romanus

5. The Letters Of Pliny The Younger The Letters of Pliny the Younger. This site contains a selection of letters by Pliny the Younger, which I used in teaching Latin http://www.vroma.org/~hwalker/Pliny/

The Letters of Pliny the Younger This site contains a selection of letters by Pliny the Younger, which I used in teaching Latin 301 (The World of Pliny the Younger) at Bates College in Maine. The introductory pages to this site are: A Brief Summary of All the Letters on this Site. An Index Arranged by Topic with Links to All the Letters on this Site. An Index Arranged by Book and Letter Number to All the Letters on this Site. The rest of the site has the text of the Letters in Latin and translations into rather archaic English. They are from the 1915 Loeb edition, which is in the public domain.

6. From Jesus To Christ: Primary Sources: Letters Of Pliny The Younger And The Empe In the year 112, Pliny the Younger was faced with a dilemma. He was the governor in the Roman province of Bithynia (modern day Turkey) when a number of Christians were brought into his court. My http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/pliny.html

var loc = "../../../../"; These letters concern an episode which marks the first time the Roman government recognized Christianity as a religion separate from Judaism, and sets a precedent for the massive persecution of Christians that takes place in the second and third centuries. In the year 112, Pliny the Younger was faced with a dilemma. He was the governor in the Roman province of Bithynia (modern day Turkey) when a number of Christians were brought into his court. It is unclear what the initial charges are, but he ultimately decided, despite the fact that the Christians seemed generally harmless to him, that he should execute them if they refused to recant their faith. Because he is unsure as to whether he can kill them legally for no other crime than their faith, he writes to his friend the Emperor for advice. The Emperor replies that he did the right thing in excecuting them, but advises him not to seek out Christians for prosecution. Sir, Deaconesses: but still I discovered no more than that they were addicted to a bad and to an extravagant superstition. Hereupon I have put off any further examinations, and have recourse to you, for the affair seems to be well worth consultation, especially on account of the number of those that are in danger; for there are many of every age, of every rank, and of both sexes, who are now and hereafter likely to be called to account, and to be in danger; for this superstition is spread like a contagion, not only into cities and towns, but into country villages also, which yet there is reason to hope may be stopped and corrected. To be sure, the temples, which were almost forsaken, begin already to be frequented; and the holy solemnities, which were long intermitted, begin to be revived. The sacrifices begin to sell well everywhere, of which very few purchasers had of late appeared; whereby it is easy to suppose how great a multitude of men may be amended, if place for repentance be admitted.

7. Timeline Of The Life Of Pliny The Younger Timeline of the Life of Pliny the Younger. Pliny s family came from the landed gentry of Comum in Cisalpine Gaul. His name on his inscription appears as http://www.umich.edu/~classics/latin/231/231pliny.html

Timeline of the Life of Pliny the Younger Pliny's family came from the landed gentry of Comum in Cisalpine Gaul. His name on his inscription appears as: C. Plinius L. f. Oufentina tribu Caecilius Secundus He was adopted by his maternal uncle C. Plinius Secundus. It seems therefore that his father was a Caecilius and his mother a Plinius, both part of the municipal aristocracy of Comum. His father may be the L. Caecilius C. f. Secunuds known to have been IIVir (CIL Add. 5.745). Pliny the elder, C. Plinius Secundus, also came from Comum. (Sherwin-White, The Letters of Pliny, A Historical and Social Commentary , pp. 69-71) A.D./C.E. Event 61/62 (before Aug. 24, 62) Born at Novum Comum as C. (or L.) Caecilius Secundus before 76 Taken under the wing of his uncle C. Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) at an early age (before he was 14 and still eligible for a legitimus tutor) following the death of his father Studied under a grammaticus at Comum - Pliny, Letters Went to Rome and studied rhetoric under Quintilian, holder of Vespasian's chair at the Capital. He also studied under the Greek rhetorician Nicetes Sacerdos - Pliny, Letters Witnessed the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in which his uncle died. Pliny the Elder's adopted his nephew in his will. Pliny becomes C. Caecilius Plinius Secundus. He still refers to his adoptive father as uncle because he had been adopted late in life (see Pliny

8. Pliny The Younger Resources on Pliny the Younger, who was a first century Roman statesman. Pliny the Younger wrote about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which killed his uncle Pliny the Elder, among many other topics http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/plinytheyounger

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9. Pliny The Younger And Trajan On The Christians Pliny the Younger s letter to Trajan on the subject of the Christians and the response of Trajan to Pliny the Younger. Pliny the Younger, Letters 10.9697. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/pliny.html

Pliny the Younger and Trajan on the Christians Pliny the Younger was governor of Pontus and Bithynia from 111-113 CE. We have a whole set of exchanges of his letters with the emperor Trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. These two letters are the most famous, in which Pliny the Younger encounters Christianity for the first time. Pliny the Younger, Letters Pliny the Younger to the Emperor Trajan It is my practice, my lord, to refer to you all matters concerning which I am in doubt. For who can better give guidance to my hesitation or inform my ignorance? I have never participated in trials of Christians. I therefore do not know what offenses it is the practice to punish or investigate, and to what extent. And I have been not a little hesitant as to whether there should be any distinction on account of age or no difference between the very young and the more mature; whether pardon is to be granted for repentance, or, if a man has once been a Christian, it does him no good to have ceased to be one; whether the name itself, even without offenses, or only the offenses associated with the name are to be punished. Meanwhile, in the case of those who were denounced to me as Christians, I have observed the following procedure: I interrogated these as to whether they were Christians; those who confessed I interrogated a second and a third time, threatening them with punishment; those who persisted I ordered executed. For I had no doubt that, whatever the nature of their creed, stubbornness and inflexible obstinacy surely deserve to be punished. There were others possessed of the same folly; but because they were Roman citizens, I signed an order for them to be transferred to Rome.

10. Eye Witness To The Eruption Of A.D 79! Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not on this information Pliny the Younger wrote two letters to the historian Tacitus http://www.pompeii.virginia.edu/pompeii/pliny.html

Eye Witness to the Eruption of A.D. 79! At the time of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 the Roman fleet under the command of Pliny the Elder was stationed across the Bay of Naples at Misenum. Pliny launched ships and sailed toward the erupting volcano for closer observation and to attempt a rescue. No rescue was possible and Pliny himself died during the eruption, not in the streets of Pompeii, but across the bay at Stabiae. Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not venture out on the ships with his uncle. He stayed back at Misenum and observed the events from there. He also received first-hand reports from those who had been with his uncle at his death. Based on this information Pliny the Younger wrote two letters to the historian Tacitus that recount the events surrounding the eruption of Vesuvius and the death of Pliny the Elder. The letters survive and provide a vivid account of the events. Provided below are links to the two letters. They are translated by Professor Cynthia Damon of Amherst College and are part of her Web site for Classics 36 Pompeii and Herculaneum . The letters are used here with Professor Damon's permission. Pliny Letter VI.16

11. Pliny The Younger - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Pliny the Younger. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a scientist of Ancient Rome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Younger

Pliny the Younger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus - ca. ), better known as Pliny the Younger , was a lawyer, an author and a scientist of Ancient Rome Born in Como Italy , Pliny the Younger was the nephew of Pliny the Elder , who is considered by many to be the greatest naturalist of antiquity. Pliny was orphaned at an early age. He had Virginius Rufus (an important man and general in the Roman army) as his tutor . He was later adopted by his uncle Pliny the Elder, who brought him to study in Rome, where his teachers were Quintilian and Nices Sacerdos. He started his legal career at the age of 19 and his reputation grew rapidly. Pliny was considered an honest and moderate man and rose through a series of imperial civil and military offices, the cursus honorum He was flamen Divi Augusti (priest in the cult of the Emperor) in , then decemvir litibus iudicandis (sort of civil judge), military tribune in Syria (where he met the philosophers Artemidor and Euphrates), sevir equitum Romanorum (commander of a cavalry squadron) in quaestor imperatoris and urban quaestor in . He was named a tribunus plebis in praetor in praefectus (of the military treasury first, and of the treasury of

12. The Letters Of Pliny The Younger By The Younger Pliny Free download of the Project Gutenberg eBook Letters Of Pliny the Younger, The by the Younger Pliny http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR2811.H

13. Pliny The Younger. 61-105 A.D. John Bartlett, Comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 1 Pliny the Younger. 61105 AD John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. Pliny the Younger. (61–105 AD). 1. http://www.bartleby.com/100/717.html

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14. Pliny The Younger Pliny the Younger (1). The Roman senator Pliny the Younger is one of the few people from Antiquity who is more to us than just a name. http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_y.htm

home index ancient Rome Pliny the Younger (1) Renaissance statue of Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger or Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62-c.115): Roman senator, nephew of Pliny the Elder governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection of letters. The Roman senator Pliny the Younger is one of the few people from Antiquity who is more to us than just a name. We possess a long inscription which mentions his entire career, one or two of his houses have been discovered, and -more importantly- we can still read many of his letters. They are often very entertaining: he tells a ghost story, gives accounts of lawsuits, guides us through his houses, describes the friendship of a boy and a dolphin, informs us about the persecution of Christians, tells about the eruption of the Vesuvius. But we can also read his correspondence with the emperor Trajan. With the senator Cicero and the father of the church Augustine, Pliny is the best-known of all Romans. In this article, we will first describe his career, and then focus on his governorship of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), where he was some sort of interim-manager who had to settle a troubled province . His opinions and world view will be discussed passingly - you can better read his letters. Youth Becoming senator Pliny and Domitian Pliny, Nerva, and Trajan

15. Pliny The Younger Pliny the Younger (6). AN SherwinWhite, The Letters of Pliny. A Historical and Social Commentary, 1966 Oxford; Wynne Williams, Pliny the Younger. http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_y6.html

home index ancient Rome Pliny the Younger (6) Renaissance statue of Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger or Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62-c.115): Roman senator, nephew of Pliny the Elder governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection of letters. This is the fifth part of an article; the first part can be found here Pliny in Bithynia: results As we have seen above, Pliny cultivated an image of both power and kindness, which enabled him to give orders to the members of the local elite and yet keep their cooperation. In this section of this article, we will discuss the results of Pliny's activities in the crisis province Bithynia-Pontus. Youth Becoming senator Pliny and Domitian Pliny, Nerva, and Trajan ... Pliny in Bithynia: results To start with, the new governor put all towns under legal constraint. If they wanted to spend large sums of money, they had to ask permission. This may seem a simple measure, but it must have been resented deeply by the members of the local elite, who were morally obliged to play a role in large-scale building projects. And although the wealthy Bithynians could not deny that they had almost ruined the province, it was a splendid achievement that the legatus Augusti pro praetore consulari potestate ex senatusconsulto missus was able to put all towns under legal constraint.

16. Pliny The Younger Resources on Pliny the Younger, who was a first century Roman statesman. Pliny the Younger wrote about the eruption of Mt. Pliny the Younger. http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/plinytheyounger/

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17. Eye Witness To The Eruption Of A.D 79! Pliny s nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not venture out on the ships with his uncle. http://www.iath.virginia.edu/pompeii/pliny.html

Eye Witness to the Eruption of A.D. 79! At the time of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 the Roman fleet under the command of Pliny the Elder was stationed across the Bay of Naples at Misenum. Pliny launched ships and sailed toward the erupting volcano for closer observation and to attempt a rescue. No rescue was possible and Pliny himself died during the eruption, not in the streets of Pompeii, but across the bay at Stabiae. Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not venture out on the ships with his uncle. He stayed back at Misenum and observed the events from there. He also received first-hand reports from those who had been with his uncle at his death. Based on this information Pliny the Younger wrote two letters to the historian Tacitus that recount the events surrounding the eruption of Vesuvius and the death of Pliny the Elder. The letters survive and provide a vivid account of the events. Provided below are links to the two letters. They are translated by Professor Cynthia Damon of Amherst College and are part of her Web site for Classics 36 Pompeii and Herculaneum . The letters are used here with Professor Damon's permission. Pliny Letter VI.16

18. BBC - History - Pliny The Younger (c.AD 61 - C.112) Pliny the Younger was a Roman senator under the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan, and is chiefly famous for his ten books of letters, which are an important http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/pliny_the_younger.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index FRIDAY 4th June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage History Topics ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Pliny the Younger (c.AD 61 - c.112) Pliny the Younger, properly Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, was a Roman senator under the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan, and is chiefly famous for his ten books of letters, which are an important source for Roman social history. He was a friend of Rome's greatest historian, Tacitus. Pliny was the son of a landowner from Comum in northern Italy, but on his father's death was brought up by his uncle, Pliny the Elder, commander of the fleet at Misenum, on the Bay of Naples, and author of the 37 volumes of Natural History . A famous orator, and pupil of Quintilian, the younger Pliny enjoyed a successful career in the civil courts and in the senate. As consul in AD 100, he delivered his Panegyricus in honour of Trajan; his revised and expanded version of this speech is one of the very few surviving Latin speeches that are not by Cicero. From c.110 until his death, he was governor of Bithynia-Pontus. The first nine books of Pliny's letters, written to a variety of addressees, are formal literary compositions, which set out to give a picture of the times. They cover political events (senatorial debates, elections, trials) and social and domestic matters, and also include advice to friends, topographical descriptions and even job references.

19. Pliny The Younger C. PLINII CAECILII SECVNDI OPERA. Epistularum Libri Decem. Liber I. Liber II. Liber III. Liber IV. Liber V. Liber VI. Liber VII. Liber VIII. Liber IX. Liber X. Panegyricus. http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/pliny.html

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20. Pliny The Younger Translate this page C. PLINII CAECILII SECVNDI EPISTVLARVM LIBER DECIMVS AD TRAIANVM IMPERATOREM CVM EIVSDEM RESPONSIS. 1. C. PLINIUS TRAIANO IMPERATORI. http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/pliny.ep10.html

C. PLINII CAECILII SECVNDI EPISTVLARVM LIBER DECIMVS AD TRAIANVM IMPERATOREM CVM EIVSDEM RESPONSIS C. PLINIUS TRAIANO IMPERATORI (1) Tua quidem pietas, imperator sanctissime, optaverat, ut quam tardissime succederes patri; sed di immortales festinaverunt virtutes tuas ad gubernacula rei publicae quam susceperas admovere. (2) Precor ergo ut tibi et per te generi humano prospera omnia, id est digna saeculo tuo contingant. Fortem te et hilarem, imperator optime, et privatim et publice opto. C. PLINIUS TRAIANO IMPERATORI (1) Exprimere, domine, verbis non possum, quantum mihi gaudium attuleris, quod me dignum putasti iure trium liberorum. Quamvis enim Iuli Serviani, optimi viri tuique amantissimi, precibus indulseris, tamen etiam ex rescripto intellego libentius hoc ei te praestitisse, quia pro me rogabat. (2) Videor ergo summam voti mei consecutus, cum inter initia felicissimi principatus tui probaveris me ad peculiarem indulgentiam tuam pertinere; eoque magis liberos concupisco, quos habere etiam illo tristissimo saeculo volui, sicut potes duobus matrimoniis meis credere. (3) Sed di melius, qui omnia integra bonitati tuae reservarunt; malui hoc potius tempore me patrem fieri, quo futurus essem et securus et felix. 3 A C. PLINIUS TRAIANO IMPERATORI

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