Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.
Contents
Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Book 6 -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Book 9 -- Book 10. Appendix A: Inscriptions -- Appendix B: Plan of Pliny's house at Laurentum -- Appendix C: Table of events -- Appendix D: Key to technical terms -- Map of Central and Northern Italy -- Map of Bithynia and Pontus -- Bibliography -- Index of proper names and places
Summary
The letters of Pliny (c. A.D. 61-113), a prominent lawyer, administrator and landowner, throw invaluable light on the Rome of his day; they also provide one of the fullest self-portraits to survive from classical times.
