Epistulae (Letters) by Pliny the Younger
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:literature
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| gptkbp:author |
Pliny the Younger
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| gptkbp:contains |
correspondence with Emperor Trajan about Christians in Bithynia
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| gptkbp:dateWritten |
late 1st century AD
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1471
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| gptkbp:genre |
epistolary literature
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Epistulae (Letters) by Pliny the Younger
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| gptkbp:influenced |
epistolary tradition in Western literature
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:notablePlace |
Eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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| gptkbp:notableRecipient |
gptkb:Suetonius
gptkb:Tacitus gptkb:Emperor_Trajan |
| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
10
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
manuscripts
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| gptkbp:significance |
important source for Roman history
provides insight into daily life in ancient Rome |
| gptkbp:subject |
Roman society
Roman politics personal affairs |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Letter_6.16_(Eruption_of_Vesuvius)
gptkb:Letter_6.20_(Eruption_of_Vesuvius) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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