5 Quotes & Sayings By Pliny
(Gaius Plinius Secundus) born Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (c. AD 10–61), was a Roman author, poet, and naturalist. He is the official chronicler of Roman history from the time of the Roman Republic to the beginning of the Roman Empire. In 77 he became a naval commander
In 77 he was elected consul for the year 77 [AD]. In 79 [AD] he was appointed governor of Bithynia, a province in Asia Minor. In 79 [AD] he returned to Rome after a victorious campaign against Mithridates of Pontus.
He wrote a detailed account of his campaigns against Mithridates of Pontus in his work, Historiae libri decem ("Ten Books on History"). Pliny became a friend and admirer of the emperor Titus. In 80 [AD] he accompanied Titus on a diplomatic mission to Athens, where he witnessed the execution of his mother's will by the proconsul Gaius Calvisius Sabinus at the age of 20.
After 80 [AD] he began an official career as an imperial secretary, serving under several emperors until his death at 81 [AD]. Pliny's writings contain hundreds of his observations and opinions on a wide range of subjects including science, geography, architecture, art, music, religion and society.
