Death of Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus 23-79) in the eruption of Vesuvius. Roman writer and author of 'Historia naturalis'. Engraving from 'Vie des Savants Illustres' by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1866).

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Death of Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus 23-79) in the eruption of Vesuvius. Roman writer and author of 'Historia naturalis'. Engraving from 'Vie des Savants Illustres' by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1866).

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