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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Letters of Pliny the Younger

On August 24, 79 A.D., Pliny witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius.  His uncle, Pliny the Elder, passed away attempting to both investigation this horrendous event but also in helping fellow refugees.  In respect for that, we thought we should take … Continue reading

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