Pliny the Elder
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Pliny the Elder was a 1st-century Roman author, naturalist, and military commander best known for his encyclopedic work "Naturalis Historia," which compiled much of the scientific and cultural knowledge of the ancient world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pliny the Elder canonical | 68 |
| Gaius Plinius Secundus | 1 |
| Pliny the Elder (literary description of a Laocoön group) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman author
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Roman military officer ⓘ ancient Roman ⓘ encyclopedist ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Como
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Italia (Roman province) ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Italy
|
| causeOfDeath |
eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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volcanic fumes ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 79 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gulf of Naples
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surface form:
Bay of Naples
Stabiae ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Epistulae
ⓘ
surface form:
letters of Pliny the Younger
|
| employer | Roman state ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn | eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
ⓘ
art history ⓘ botany ⓘ ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ mineralogy ⓘ natural history ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedia
ⓘ
natural history literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Isidore of Seville
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Renaissance scholars ⓘ medieval encyclopedists ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryCommand |
Roman navy
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surface form:
Roman fleet at Misenum
|
| militaryRank | praefectus classis ⓘ |
| name |
Pliny the Elder
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gaius Plinius Secundus
Pliny the Elder self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Naturalis Historia ⓘ |
| occupation |
Roman magistrate
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author ⓘ naturalist ⓘ naval commander ⓘ |
| relative | Pliny the Younger ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Roman navy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century
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Flavian dynasty ⓘ Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| uncleOf | Pliny the Younger ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
agriculture
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art and artists ⓘ astronomy ⓘ medicine ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ |
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Batavi
this entity surface form:
Gaius Plinius Secundus