Pliny the Elder

Caecilius Secundus? He was the Younger Pliny, for short, a lawyer, senator, consul, governor, and a passionate writer. He went to Rome to get a better education, but he also developed a stronger relationship with his uncle the Elder Pliny, his mother’s brother. After his uncle's death from the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius, Elder Pliny’s will allowed Younger Pliny to inherit Elder Pliny’s property. Through his will, Elder Pliny also legally adopted Younger Pliny as his son, resulting in the change of his name. the YoungerPliny went on to become a husband, three times, yet never a real father by Roman societal standards. Pliny and his wives never gave birth to any biological children nor adopted children…

Summary Pliny the elder was one of the major contributors in the older era. He wrote books on Natural History which were published centuries ago. In the first volume, pages 341 to 349 were majorly written about the way natural forces work and an in-depth description of them. Pliny the elder focused on observing nature to see how everything functioned. In the pages that were read, Pliny wrote about the floating islands, the local earth marveis, ocean tides that were higher than inland seas, lunar…

Metals What is a metal? A metal is a substance, which have distinctive qualities of particular type. Metals usually are shiny, hard opaque and good conductors. In ancient Latin and Greek it has been written that Theophrastus and Pliny The Elder were the ones who crated metals by characterising the chemical and physical properties. Theophrastus is a Greek philosopher who lived during 371-287 B.C. Pliny the Elder during AD 23-79 was a Roman author, naturalist and naturalist philosopher. During…

was covered. The city of Pompeii became one of the most valuable sources of information regarding ancient Roman civilization. Through the use of information and artifacts gathered, after the excavation of Pompeii, religious beliefs, food production, economic systems, class based structure, and the social lives of the ancient Roman citizens were revealed. Mount Vesuvius erupted in August of 79 A.D. after several days of ominous warning signs. Many of the citizens did not heeded these warnings,…

In the sections I was assigned of The Natural History, Pliny goes on to talk about the Helix and its characteristics, different types of Ivy and how they vary from one another, Smilax, and water plants and how people had different uses of them. For example, people used Reed to make arrows. This paper will provide a summary on what Pliny touched upon in passage 334, as well as problems that may arise with Pliny’s depiction of these plants. This paper will also touch on who Pliny was and whether…

Gaius Plinius Secundus (best known as Pliny the Elder), a Roman author, philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire once said, “Home is where the heart is.” This statement still speaks true to most people today. Anyone who is in the real estate or homebuilding business knows that people do not buy houses; they buy homes. That is why new homebuilders spend thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars upgrading and decorating their model homes. One such homebuilder,…

Onkonkwo states clearly that he wants to distance himself as much as possible from his father. He believes his father is weak and lacking any quality of a strong warrior or contributor to the clan, he is effeminate. Therefore, Okonkwo endeavors to be a strong warrior and a powerful elder with many titles. It is then understandable that the Umuofia, and in particular Onkonkwo, would distain the whites for making their young lazy and reliant on the whites. When Okonkwo's own son joins the…

serious harm (Gosselin, 2013). Elder abuse is defined as an intentional, unintentional, or negligent act or abandonment by a caregiver or any other persons that causes serious physical, emotional, or psychological, or sexual harm, self-neglect and financial exploitation on an older or vulnerable adult (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, 2015). Wayne Sperling and Lorinda Bailey, parents of boys ages 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Denver, Colorado face four…

During both the Roman and Persian Empires, women played an important and pivotal role in their societies. These women held both public and political positions in their empires, and possessed the authority that women in previous times had never had before. Both the Roman and Persian women who obtained this power did so in different ways, and these women also both conducted themselves differently once obtaining this uncommon privilege. Livia and Esther were both some of the first patricians in…

Elder abuse is an often ignored, undiagnosed, violation of rights that can result in depression and anxiety, as well as physical symptoms ranging from slight injuries to permanent damage or death, and it has been suggested that 10% of the elderly in the United States experience some form of abuse (Dong, 2014). According to the World Health Organization, elder abuse is “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of…