Person23–79
Pliny the Elder
Roman naturalist, author of the encyclopaedic Natural History; as commander of the fleet at Misenum he died at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius.
- Dates
- between 23 and 24 – 79
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Europe in the Roman age (1st–5th c.)
Events
- Eruption of Vesuviusbetween 24 August and 1 November 79 · Western and Central Europe