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Ashen sky
the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius
By Moser, Barry & Gilman, Benedicte
- ISBN
- 978-0-89236-900-3
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2007]
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Gr 4-Up This handsome volume introduces the two letters about the disaster. Using an advanced vocabulary and sophisticated sentence structure, the text sets the event in historical context and gives brief biographical information about the elder and younger Pliny and Tacitus. The letters are then given in translation with sections numbered. Suggestions for further reading include the works of Tacitus and Pliny the Elder's 10-vol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
