Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 AD – August 25, 79 AD), better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian. Spending most of his spare time studying, writing or investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, he wrote an encyclopedic work, Naturalis Historia, which became a model for all such w...
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Date of birth:
- 23 C.E.
Date of death:
- Aug 25, 79 C.E. (age 56 years)
Quotations:
- True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read ,
- Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. ,
- True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it. ,
- There is always something new out of Africa. ,
- Home is where the heart is. ,
- The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils. ,
- Men are most apt to believe what they least understand. ,
- Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others. ,
- In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain. ,
- It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
Also known as:
- Gaius Plinius Secundus
