The younger pliny was born in 61 or 62 ce, the son of lucius caecilius of comum como and the elder pliny s sister. You can complete the translation of pliny given by the englishspanish collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as. Pliny here is a short extract from pliny in english and latin, together with notes on individual words and phrases. He was educated at home and then in rome under quintilian.
Thank you for asking me to send you a description of my uncles death so that you can leave an accurate account of it for posterity1. An ancient ghost story by pliny the younger, page 1. Then follows a translation of the two letters that pliny the younger, an eyewitness to the eruption, wrote to his friend tacitus 25 years later. The letters of pliny the younger gaius plinius caecilius secundus are presented here in the english translation by j.
The translation is that of william melmoth 1746, as slightly revised, with proper deference to the latin original, by r. Comprehension questions and passages translated into english help with understanding. The letters by gaius plinius caecilius secundus librarything. You have constantly urged me to collect and publish the more highly finished of the letters that i may have written. But just as then, when we wished to explain the meaning and bearing of our. As we have no separate words to express the different senses in english, we must again render by banish. Spend a couple of minutes familiarising yourself with it and seeing how much, if any, you can understand. Jan 16, 2006 dear acilius, 1 a terrible thing, worthy of more than just a letter, has been suffered at the hands of his slaves by larcius macedo, a man of praetorian rank, a haughty and savage master who remembered too little or rather too well that his own father had been a slave. Pliny translation to spanish, pronunciation, and forum discussions.
It would be a long story, and of no importance, were i to recount too particularly by what accident i who am not at all fond of society supped lately with a person, who in his own opinion lives in splendour combined with economy. I know that immortal fame awaits him if his death is recorded by you. Dec 06, 2012 this begins a series of posts that will translate and comment upon pliny the youngers two letters 6. The historians request this post belongs to a serialized translation and commentary of pliny the youngers letters 6. I desire this the more 3 b 2 the letters of pliny maffis, quod niliil ante peraeqiie. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. The ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original latin texts. Wikipedia, lexilogos, larousse dictionary, le robert, oxford, grevisse. Someone sleep came to readily, not unheardof fo quit, right in the.
Pliny to cornelius tacitus thank you for asking me to send you a description of my uncles death so that you can leave an accurate account of it for posterity1. Verania, thc wife of that piso who was adopted by galba, lay extremely ill. Spanish translation of letter the official collins englishspanish dictionary online. With an english translation by william melmoth, rev.
This book is definitely oriented towards people just beginning to learn spanish. Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. The first word file below gives the text of the extracts in wheelocks latin reader from pliny the youngers letters, with interlinear glossing in english and some notes and illustrations added. The selections from pliny allow students to work with short extracts to practice thier skills in unprepared translation. Spanish translation of letter collins englishspanish.
To calvisius pay a penny, and ill tell you a golden tale. The book does a good job for what it does provides an easy means of comparing different spanish sentences to english ones. These posts are part of a book project that intends to understand the scholarly and popular reception of those letters. Pliny translation spanish englishspanish dictionary. I find the ability to easily compare the two to aid my learning when just beginning to learn a language. Pliny translation spanish englishspanish dictionary reverso. He was only eight years old when his father caecilius died, and he was adopted by his uncle, the elder pliny, author of the natural history. This is a lively new translation by eminent scholar peter walsh, based on the oxford classical text and drawing on the latest scholarship. Pliny may refer either to 1 pliny the elder gaius plinius secundus, author of the natural history, or to his nephew and adoptive son 2 pliny the younger gaius plinius caecilius secundus, a writer of letters.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Over 100,000 spanish translations of english words and phrases. What happens in each of the 24 books of the iliad by homer. But the oysters, oliitter lings, seaurchins and spanish dancers of a certain i. The smell of sulfur this post belongs to a serialized translation and commentary of pliny the youngers letters 6. You can complete the translation of pliny given by the english spanish collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as. Pliny devised a summarium, or list of contents, at the beginning of the work that was later interpreted by modern printers as a table of contents. A short book that consists of a few pages of history of the eruption of vesuvius in ad 79, minibiographies of pliny the elder, pliny the younger, and the historian tacitus. Plinius caecilius secundus the author of the letters an or phan. This comprehensive ebook presents the complete works of pliny the younger, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual delphi bonus material. And now, you will read this narrative without any view of inserting it in your history, of which it is not in the least worthy. In his introduction, walsh considers the political background of the letters, the span of pliny s career, the range of topics covered in the letters, and pliny s literary style. Below is the story by pliny the younger, as translated by william melmoth.
He was only eight years old when his father, caecilius, died, and he was adopted by his uncle, the elder pliny, author of the natural history. Choose from 500 different sets of pliny letter translation flashcards on quizlet. William melmoth in harvard classics series introductory note. The comments at the bottom of the letters have been added from various sources. It would be a long story, and of no importance, were i to recount too particularly by what accident i who am not at all fond of.
Then indeed my uncles spanish friend exclaimed sharply, and with an air of command, to my mother and me, if your brother and your uncle is still alive, he will be anxious for you to save. In the letter he discusses bad manners at roman dinner parties. Learn pliny letter translation with free interactive flashcards. Pliny the younger was a lawyer, author, and an eyewitness to one of the worst disasters in human history. Letters of pliny, by gaius plinius caecilius secundus. Find out more about this on this lesson about his life and works. Vesuvius in ad 79the disaster that buried pompeii, herculaneum, and other sites. May 15, 2012 theres even a ghost breaker or exorcist for later writers or film makers to build upon. The project gutenberg ebook of letters of pliny, by pliny this ebook is for the use. The two letters written by pliny the younger describing the. Selections from plinys letters cambridge latin texts.
Upon this our spanish friend, whom i mentioned above, addressing. With reverso you can find the english translation, definition or synonym for pliny and thousands of other words. Gaius plinius caecilius secundus, usually known as pliny the younger, was born at como in 62 a. Some more information about his career is provided by an inscription at comum. He was at the end of his seventysixth year, an age long enough even for the stoutest of us. The two letters written by pliny the younger describing. Campbell, pliny i the elder, the oxford classical dictionary, ed. Gaius plinius secundus 23 ad august 25, 79 ad, better known as pliny the elder, was a roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early roman empire, and personal friend of the emperor vespasian.