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Ashen sky : the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius / illustrated by Barry Moser ; written and translated by Benedicte Gilman

This work provides translations of letters documenting the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, illustrated with relief engravings. It includes biographies of the Plinys and Tacitus, alongside a summary of the historical preservation of the texts.

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Ashen sky : the letters of Pliny the Younger on the eruption of Vesuvius /​ illustrated by Barry Moser ; written and translated by Benedicte Gilman