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1
Q

What are the dates of Vespasian’s reign?

A

69-79 AD/c.e

2
Q

What did Pliny’s uncle write about?

A

The natural world and natural history

3
Q

What is special about the ‘interioribus’

A

They were the hottest rooms, where Pliny the elder would actually bathe

4
Q

What is the date of the eruption?

A

24th August 79AD

5
Q

At what time did Pliny’s mother notice the cloud?

A

Between 2 and 3pm

6
Q

On what date did Pliny die?

A

25th August

7
Q

When was Pliny’s body found?

A

26th August

8
Q

When was Caecina Paetus a consul?

A

37AD

9
Q

When was Scribonianus a consul?

A

32AD

10
Q

What was the name of ‘uxori Scriboniani’?

A

Vibia

11
Q

Who was Thrasea?

A

Arria’s daughter (also called Arria)’s husband

12
Q

Who told Pliny Arria’s story?

A

Fannia, Arria’s granddaughter (daughter of Arria the younger and Thrasea)