(L. name Gaius Plinius Secundus) 23-79; Rom. naturalist & writer: called the Elder
(L. name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) 62?-113?; Rom. writer & statesman: nephew of Pliny the Elder: called the Younger
See Pliny in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(plĭnˈē) Originally Gaius Plinius Secundus. Known as “the Elder.” A.D. 23-79.
Roman scholar and naturalist. He wrote the 37-volume Historia Naturalis. His nephew Pliny (originally Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, A.D. 62?-113?), known as “the Younger,” was a consul and writer whose letters provide valuable information about Roman life.