The pursuit of leisure and the rise of the Roman villa Sep 13, 2008
Pliny the Younger, that arbiter of correct country style, with his seaside weekend villa near Rome and an even grander one "in Tuscany" (the site is now in Umbria), relates in a letter how the rustic complainings of his tenant farmers in Tuscany "hasten me back to my literary and more urbane studies.". From the same villa, in another letter, he also defines in a nutshell the later notion of the "picturesque," when he says the view from it "seems to be a painted scene of unusual beauty rather... (International Herald Tribune)
* Italy declares state of emergency in crumbling Pompeii Jul 6, 2008
Pliny the Younger, who witnessed the eruption, likened the cloud from the volcano to a pine tree: It rose into the sky on a very long trunk from which spread some branches. Some of the cloud was white, in other parts there were dark patches of dirt and ash. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Origins of Christianity May 26, 2008
Other non-biblical references to Jesus and/or his followers include letters and documents written by Lucian, a Greek satirist; Pliny the Younger, the Roman governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor; Mara Bar-Serapion, a Syrian philosopher; Josephus, the Jewish historian; and the Jewish Talmud. These sources all confirm the rise and spread of Christianity in the first century. (Suite101.com)
BURNED IN HISTORY: Life in Pompeii re-erupts at Museum of Fine Arts Mar 15, 2008
In 79 AD, Pliny the Younger witnessed a black cloud rise 20 miles above Mount Vesuvius to block the sun. He described fearful quivering flames, spooky darkness and horrible screaming. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Quintilian: Roman Orator Feb 28, 2008
He became the teacher to such legendary students as Pliny the Younger and Tacitus before being named a consul to Vespasian, which allowed him more monetary resources to devote to the school, from which he finally retired in A.D. 88, during the reign of Domitian (son of Vespasian). In retirement, Quintilian became the author of some important works of Roman rhetoric and transcripts of his orations, which are studied to this day. (Suite101.com)
COLUMN: Argue if you will, but faith and facts don't really need each other Jan 14, 2008
To answer the question ( pun intended) your relevant sources that exist would be your new Testament writings ( question excludes); a few secualr sources who mention Jesus such as Joesephus,Tacitus and Pliny the younger. ( which is the outside sources Question requests). (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Refuting God, Jesus, Bible Dec 13, 2007
phlegon in 140AD, pliny the younger, cornelius tactitus in 52AD, suetonius in 120AD, mara bar-serapion in 70AD, etc. even the early rabbinical writers talk about Christ (albeit in hostile terms). (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'Dear Abby' Says She's for Gay Marriage... Oct 10, 2007
I'm also familiar with Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, and Tacitus. These references have all been discredited. (The Drudge Report)
Pliny, Tacitus, Josephus and Jesus Aug 14, 2007
The next typical target are the letters of Pliny the Younger. In a letter to the Emperor Trajan while serving as the governor of Pontus and Bithynia from 111 to 113 of the current era. (Suite101.com)
Author's works capture Turkey's past, present Jun 9, 2007
The Turks were to be taken seriously, as they were perched strategically and sensitively between the East and West, astride the Hellespont, the sea gateway to Russia, to the Caucasuses, and to ancient Pontus where Cicero, Catullus and Pliny the Younger once governed. Reading the books of Orhan Pamuk, a recent Nobel prize winner who writes in Turkish, I can see that Turkey has not changed that much since I was there. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Lessons for America, courtesy of the Roman empire May 12, 2007
Later, Pliny the Younger was the master of the patronage letter, repeatedly asking the emperor for favors ... He quotes some of the e-mail of the lobbyist Jack Abramoff exhorting contributions from his clients, which does not stand up favorably to Pliny the Younger's letters. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
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Jan. 25, 98: Trajan becomes emperor of Rome and appoints Pliny the Younger to investigate the new superstition of Christianity. Pliny report described Christianity as widespread but harmless, and is most significant in that it is the first recorded recognition of the Christian Church as distinct from the Jewish nation. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
