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Pliny Definition

Pliny (plin′ē)

  1. (L. name Gaius Plinius Secundus) 23-79; Rom. naturalist & writer: called the Elder

  2. (L. name Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) 62?-113?; Rom. writer & statesman: nephew of Pliny the Elder: called the Younger

Pliny Quotes

According to Pliny, painting was brought to Egypt by Gyges of Lydia; for he says that Gyges once saw his own shadow cast by the light of a fire and instantly drew his own outline on the wall with a piece of charcoal.

—Vasari, Giorgio

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