Fifty Letters of Pliny
Pliny the Younger / Sherwin-White, A. N.
This selection of Pliny's letters is designed to be used with A Level classes. The commentary helps students who have no special knowledge of the social and political history of the Roman empire. The selection provides a wide illustration of the private, public, and literary life of the capital of the Roman empire in the early second century A.D. Includes vocabulary and notes.