Which Pliny Wrote About Vesuvius?

Pliny the Younger's letters were discovered in the 16th century. A few years after the event, Pliny wrote a friend, Cornelius Tacitus, describing the happenings of late August 79 AD when the eruption of Vesuvius obliterated Pompeii, killed his Uncle and almost destroyed his family.

What did Pliny the Elder say about Vesuvius?

He suggested that despite his rescue attempt, Pliny never came within miles of Mount Vesuvius and no evidence has been found that shows he died from breathing in fumes, and like Bigelow, concluded that he died of a heart attack.

Did Pliny write about Vesuvius?

Vesuvius. This is an English translation of the two letters written by Pliny the Younger to the Roman historian Tacitus. There are other sources that put the eruption date into October (derived from the fact that fresh olives were found in some houses in Pompeii). ...