Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger (born 61/62 ce, Comum [Italy]—died c. 113, Bithynia, Asia Minor [now in Turkey]) was a Roman author and administrator who left a collection of private letters that intimately illustrated public and private life in the heyday of the Roman Empire. Born into a wealthy family and adopted by his uncle, Pliny the Elder, Pliny began to practice law at age 18. His reputation in the civil-law courts placed him in demand in...