Pliny the Younger - Wikipedia When Pliny the Younger was 17 or 18 in 79 AD, his uncle Pliny the Elder died attempting to rescue victims of the Vesuvius eruption, and the terms of the Elder Pliny's will passed his estate to his nephew In the same document, the younger Pliny was adopted by his uncle
Who was Pliny the Younger, the only surviving eyewitness of the . . . Pliny the Younger, born in either 61 or 62 AD, is best remembered for his detailed account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD His letters provide rare evidence from a firsthand observer of the disaster that buried Pompeii
Through the Eyes of History: Pliny the Younger’s Account of Vesuvius Among the witnesses of this natural disaster was Pliny the Younger, whose detailed letters to the historian Tacitus provide a vivid narrative that bridges ancient Rome with the modern world, offering invaluable insights to historians and volcanologists alike
Eye Witness Account | Bodies of Mount Vesuvius The cloud was rising from a mountain — at such a distance we couldn’t tell which, but afterwards learned that it was Vesuvius I can best describe its shape by likening it to a pine tree It rose into the sky on a very long “trunk” from which spread some “branches ”
Volcano @ URI - Vesuvius - Plinys Pliny the Younger was a young student who happened to be within sight of the volcano when it erupted His letters are, in fact, the first written accounts of an explosive volcanic eruption
SIO15: 79 A. D. Eruption at Mt. Vesuvius This is an English translation of the two letters written by Pliny the Younger to the Roman historian Tacitus The first letter describes the journey of his uncle Pliny the Elder during which he perished The second one describes his own observations in a town across the bay
Vesuvius | Volcano World | Oregon State University Volcanoes by Peter Francis contains several direct passages from Pliny the Younger and describes the archeology of Pompeii and Herculaneum Vesuvius is in the background About 10 feet (3 m) of tephra fell on Pompeii, burying everything except the roofs of some buildings The city was abandoned and its location forgotten
The 17 Year-Old Witness to the Eruption of Vesuvius 17 year-old Pliny the Younger's account of the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii made the event famous long after Pompeii was buried and forgotten