The letters of Pliny the Younger provide gripping insight into Roman life -- and the last hours of a city . By Michael Dirda . Published July 3, 2010 3:02PM (EDT ...

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.

But as scholars, researchers, and archaeologists continued to dig, finding amazing sites to explore in Pompeii, and Pliny the Younger's letters were lost, the date of August 24, 79AD was challenged.

Romans of the Ruling Class. This is primarily about Pliny the Younger (A.D. 61-c. 113), a prolific letter writer, imperial official, and prominent intellectual, classicist, whose circle included ...

Pliny the Younger became a lawyer and magistrate of Rome, best remembered now for his letters describing Roman life at the time, including Vesuvius’ catastrophic eruption — featured on the ...

His nephew’s letter is the only eyewitness account we have to the most significant catastrophic event in the ancient world. Pliny the Younger was 17 at the time.

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.