Pliny the Elder
United StatesnaturalistMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Pliny the Elder was a Roman naturalist, philosopher, and author, best known for his encyclopedic work 'Natural History.' He died during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and his detailed observations of the event provide invaluable insights into the eruption and its impact on the surrounding regions.
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Pliny the Elder was a naval and army commander who died trying to rescue people during the eruption.
‘Pompeii: Out of Time’ reveals surprising survival storiesCNN·United States· 2026-07-21
United States· 2026-07-21
Bryons studied the texts of Pliny the Elder, Cicero, Pausanias, and Vitruvius and found numerous mentions of the aromatization of sculptures.
Античні скульптури насправді пахли й були кольоровими: нове відкриття вченихУкраїнська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·
Ukraine· 2025-03-24
Ukraine· 2025-03-24
Pliny the Elder died during the eruption of Vesuvius.
Dating disaster: Vesuvius erupted, but when exactly?The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2025-03-15
New Zealand· 2025-03-15
