Pliny the Elder

celts as barbarians, these views stem from a number of different observations that these writers had. As Caesar, Strabo and Pliny wandered and fought throughout Celtic land they harshly judged the Gauls and their customs, comparing them to Rome and other cultures in a negative light. Caesar recorded the Celts religious rituals and sacrifices as acts of barbarism, and Pliny dismissed the Celts as simple and barbarous people willing to go to war for wine. Strabo commented on the fact that the…

The Italian Renaissance garden incorporates the villa they are stationed near into its design. Many aspects of the garden reflect the ideals of the Renaissance flooding through society; this flooding led to overflow into homes and, subsequently, gardens. Such aspects include the revival of classical antiquity, evident in the typical appearance of statues portraying characters from classical Grecian or Roman mythology, and archways and columns, and in La Pietra’s case, even a mini temple and…

could feel the earthquakes from the volcano all the way in his city. Pliny the Younger had written about what he had seen in a letter. He described the ocean as being pulled out to sea. This means that there were probably tsunamis caused by the volcanic eruption and following earthquakes. He described the sounds and sights of the day. People in his town had trouble breathing because of all the ash in the sky. His uncle, Pliny the Elder was in charge of the warships. He took his boats to go help…

the aid of the goods, but still more imagined there were no gods left, and that the universe was plunged into eternal darkness for evermore.” A. These were the words of Pliny the Younger in a letter that he wrote to Tacitus describing the events of Mt. Vesuvius eruption and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder. B. Pliny the elder was an official of the Roman Court and saved many lives of Pompeii citizens before perishing from inhaling thick sulfuric gas. II.…

own awareness is no longer capable of thinking about. Rather, they are merely reacting to the social norms and ideologies presented to them, neglecting the physical realm and centralizing around metaphorical abstractions meant to describe reality. Pliny also criticizes the lack of self-awareness, writing how “[human animals] are supposed to have notion, too, of the differences of religion; and when about to cross the sea, they cannot be prevailed upon to go on board the ship, until their [gods]…

August 24, 79 CE. There was a vivid eyewitness report that was r\preserved in two letters that were written by Pliny the Younger to historian Tacitus. Tacitus had inquired about the death of Pliny the Elder, commander of the Roman fleet which was at Misenum. Rushing from Misenum to help the stricken population and to get a much closer view of the epic volcanic eruption, Pliny the Elder died at Stabiae. Volcanological studies and site excavations that occurred notably in the late 20th century…

is several recordings from eyewitnesses who experienced Vesuvius’s eruption themselves. During the eruption the military in Stabiae was sent on boats to go to the volcano to observe and try to rescue. No rescue was possible and that is when Pliny the Elder actually died. But you would think that if a bunch of burning red stuff was coming out of a mountain that you would not get that close to it and you would just run. In there defense they tried to but you can not escape…

People from foreign locations know about each other with in limits. For example, the Chinese and the Roman experienced and learned from each others culture, industry, traditions along with further more. Through pieces of writing t The Romans and Chinese knew about each other because in the days that the roman empire existed and china had a dynasty, there was a lot of trade between Asia and other continents. One major event that caused china and rome to gain knowledge about each other…

jars. Fish sauces were served as a relish with other foods and the salt flavor of garum added an "exquisite taste to food" (Pliny 31.88). It could be served with hors d 'oeuvres, used as a relish with eggs, oysters, fish, and roast boar. It also could be used to make a tasty dish even tastier: for example, fish would even be served floating in garum as a special treat (Pliny…

utilized animal anthropomorphism as means of political expression in order to criticize Rome’s broken and divided state. Furthermore, I will discuss the use of anthropomorphism in Pliny the Elder’s The Natural History, who was writing years after the Roman Empire had been established. Although far removed from the turmoil, Pliny lived with the consequences of these…