The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny

“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world.”―Sarah Bakewell, author of How to Live

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption …

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