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Pliny the Younger

61 - 113

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Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo; 61 – c. 113), better known in English as Pliny the Younger ( PLIN-ee), was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him. Pliny the Younger wrote hundreds of letters, of which 247 survived, and which are of some historical value. These include 121 official memoranda addressed to Emperor Trajan (reigned 98-117). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pliny the Younger is the 230th most popular writer (down from 172nd in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 245th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Writer.

Pliny the Younger is most famous for his letters, which were written to his friend and mentor, Pliny the Elder. In these letters, he discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which killed his uncle, Pliny the Elder.

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Among writers, Pliny the Younger ranks 230 out of 7,302. Before him are Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and John the Evangelist. After him are Nelly Sachs, Ray Bradbury, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, J. D. Salinger, Paul Heyse, and Shota Rustaveli.

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Among people born in 61, Pliny the Younger ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 113, Pliny the Younger ranks 1. After him is Yamato Takeru.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pliny the Younger ranks 323 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Sylvester III (1000), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519). After him are Umberto I of Italy (1844), Duccio (1255), Pope Eugene II (780), Cimabue (1240), Pope Liberius (310), and Valentinian III (419).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Pliny the Younger ranks 17. Before him are Carlo Collodi (1826), Plautus (-254), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Catullus (-84), Carlo Goldoni (1707), and Torquato Tasso (1544). After him are Juvenal (50), Grazia Deledda (1871), Dario Fo (1926), Primo Levi (1919), Sallust (-86), and Ludovico Ariosto (1474).

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