Titles by Pliny, Junior

This was a pen name used to imply someone with an informed perspective whose opinion should be taken seriously by those in power.

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Pliny the Younger (61 - 113AD) had served as an imperial magistrate to the Emperor Trajan, one of the five “virtuous emperors.” He was also a close friend of Tacitus, a favorite ancient historian among the Old Whigs of England and American colonial supporters.

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