List of Famous people named Pliny

Here are some famous Plinys:

Pliny the Younger

First Name Pliny

Died on January 1, 0113

Born in Italy, Lombardy

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him.

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Pliny the Elder

First Name Pliny

Born on November 30, 0022

Died on August 24, 0079 (aged 56)

Born in Italy, Lombardy

Gaius Plinius Secundus, called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. He spent most of his spare time studying, writing, and investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field.

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