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Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius

Af: Pedar W. ) Foss Engelsk Paperback

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius

Af: Pedar W. ) Foss Engelsk Paperback
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Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger’s Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.

These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provide accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded, destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, and meaning.

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius offers a thorough companion to these letters, and to the eruption, which will be of interest not only to those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and the works of Pliny but also to general readers, Latin students, and scholars of the Roman world more broadly.

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Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger’s Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.

These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provide accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded, destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, style, and meaning.

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius offers a thorough companion to these letters, and to the eruption, which will be of interest not only to those working on Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum, and the works of Pliny but also to general readers, Latin students, and scholars of the Roman world more broadly.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 334
ISBN-13: 9781032225418
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1032225416
Kategori: Oldtidens historie
Udg. Dato: 29 jan 2024
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 jan 2024
Forfatter(e): Pedar W. ) Foss
Forfatter(e) Pedar W. ) Foss

Kategori Oldtidens historie

ISBN-13 9781032225418

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 334

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 234mm

Højde 155mm

Udg. Dato 29 jan 2024

Oplagsdato 29 jan 2024

Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd

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