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Pithecusae
Pithecusae (Greek: Πιθηκοῦσαι): small island in front of the Bay of Naples, first Greek settlement in Central Italy. The modern name is Ischia.In front of the Bay of Naples are several small islands. Pithecusae is the largest of these and was…Plato on Sicily
Plato In 366 BCE, Dionysius II became tyrant of Syracuse, and his uncle Dion advised him to invite Plato to come…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 Younger (4)
Nerva The assassination of the emperor to whom he owed his career did not have consequences for Pliny, who remained prefect…Pliny the Younger (6)
Portrait of a Roman man (80-100 CE) Although Pliny had not occupied a public function for a couple of years, Trajan…Pliny's Career
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. …Plutarch on Caesar's Rubico crossing
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar. …Plutarch on Pyrrhus' Sicilian campaign
Sicily The philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122) is the author of a series of double biographies in which he compared Greeks…Plutarch on Spartacus
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Crassus.Spartacus was the leader of an army of runaway slaves…Plutarch on the death of Archimedes
Sicily The philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122) is the author of a series of double biographies in which he compared Greeks…Plutarch on the Lucca Conference
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In April 56, Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey discussed…