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Gaius Fulvius Plautianus
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (†205): praetorian prefect of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.Early Career Plautianus Although Plautianus was one of the most powerful…Gaius Fulvius Plautianus
The Pinnacle of Power Plautianus All this means that Plautianus had to be with the emperor nearly all the time. He certainly…
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Plautilla
Publia Fulvia Plautilla (c.187-211): name of a Roman princess, wife of Caracalla. Plautilla Plautilla was the daughter of Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, the…Plebs
Plebs: Roman expression to describe a group of usually poor citizens.The word plebs is said to be derived from plere, 'to fill up'. Plebeians were, therefore, people who were considered to be an addition to the 'real' Roman population. It…Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder or Gaius Plinius Secundus (23-79): Roman officer and encyclopedist, author of the Natural History.Youth Portrait of a Roman…Pliny the Elder (2)
Scholar Nero When Pliny returned to Rome in 59, he was thirty-six years old, a reliable officer in search for a new…Pliny the Elder, Natural History
The Natural History "There is no book so bad that some good cannot be got out of it," Pliny the Elder used to say, and he read everything that he could obtain. His nephew Pliny the Younger gives an indication how…Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62-c.115): Roman senator, nephew of Pliny the Elder, governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection of letters. …Pliny the Younger (10)
Portrait of a Roman man (80-100 CE) As we have seen above, Pliny cultivated an image of both power and kindness,…Pliny the Younger (2)
What is left of Pliny's inscription At the end of his life, Pliny founded a bath-house in his home town Como.…Pliny the Younger (3)
Portrait of a Roman man (80-100 CE) After his quaestorship, Pliny proceeded to the next stage of the cursus honorum: he…