who was friends with the emperor?
Pliny the Elder
what was his real name?
Gaius Plinius Secundus
who was his dad?
Gaius Plinius Celer,
and mom?
Marcella
how did he spend his spare time?
studying
anything else?
Yes
what was his nephews name?
Pliny the Younger
what did the elder write?
Naturalis Historia
how did he die?
the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
when did he die?
AD 79
why couldnt his ship leave the port?
The wind caused by Mount Vesuvius
who did the younger write a letter to?
Tacitus
what was it about?
Tacitus’s reliance upon his uncle's book