Pliny
Encyclopedia
Persons
- Pliny the ElderPliny the ElderGaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
(23–79 AD), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History" - Pliny the YoungerPliny the YoungerGaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him...
(died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer; nephew and adopted son of Pliny the Elder - Pliney GardnerPliney GardnerPliney Fisk Gardner was an Old West gunfighter and outlaw. Gardner was born during the 1830s and migrated to California during the 1850s where he made his living as a gambler, earning a reputation as a hard character. He shot a man to death in 1859 at Sonora, California and was indicted with a...
(died 1893), gunfighter and outlaw - Pliny Fisk IIIPliny Fisk IIIPliny Fisk III is a co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems , a sustainable design and planning 501c3 non-profit established in 1975...
(born 1944), co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS) - Pliny ChasePliny ChasePliny Earle Chase was an American scientist, mathematician, and educator who contributed to the fields of astronomy, electromagnetism, and cryptography, among others. For many years he was Professor of Philosophy and Logic at Haverford College....
(1820–1886), American scientist, mathematician, and educator - Pliny Earle I (1762–1832), American inventor who made wool and cotton carding machines
- Pliny Earle (physician)Pliny Earle (physician)Pliny Earle II, MD was an American physician, psychiatrist, and poet.-Biography:Pliny Earle was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, and was the son of the inventor Pliny Earle....
(1809–1892), American physician, psychiatrist, and poet, son of Pliny Earle I
Places
- Pliny, West VirginiaPliny, West VirginiaPliny is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. It was named for M. Pliny Brown, a large landowner in the area. The ZIP code is 25158....
, United States - Pliny Township, MinnesotaPliny Township, MinnesotaPliny Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 120 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles , of which 36.4 square miles is land and 0.04 square...
, United States
Writings
- Medicina PliniiMedicina PliniiThe Medicina Plinii or Medical Pliny is an anonymous Latin compilation of medical remedies dating to the early 4th century AD. The excerptor, saying that he speaks from experience, offers the work as a compact resource for travelers in dealing with hucksters who sell worthless drugs at exorbitant...
, a compilation of pharmacological remedies - Epistulae (Pliny)Epistulae (Pliny)The Epistulae are a series of personal missives by Pliny the Younger directed to his friends and associates. These letters are a unique testimony of Roman administrative history and everyday life in the 1st century. The style is very different from that in the Panegyricus, and some commentators...
, the letters of Pliny the Younger - Natural History (Pliny), an encyclopedia published by Pliny the Elder
Foods
- Pliny the Elder, the flagship beer of the Russian River Brewing CompanyRussian River Brewing CompanyRussian River Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub located in downtown Santa Rosa, California.-History:Russian River Brewing Company was created in 1997 when Korbel Champagne Cellars of Guerneville, California decided to try their hand at brewing beer. Brewer Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as...
- Pliny the Younger, a seasonal (February) beer of the Russian River Brewing CompanyRussian River Brewing CompanyRussian River Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub located in downtown Santa Rosa, California.-History:Russian River Brewing Company was created in 1997 when Korbel Champagne Cellars of Guerneville, California decided to try their hand at brewing beer. Brewer Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as...
See also
- PliniaPliniaPlinia is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae.Species include:*Plinia edulis*Plinia rupestris...
, a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae - Plinio (disambiguation)
- Plinius (crater)Plinius (crater)Plinius is a prominent lunar impact crater on the border between Mare Serenitatis to the north and Mare Tranquilitatis to the south. South-southeast of Plinius is the crater Ross, and to the northeast is Dawes. Just to the north is a system of rilles named the Rimae Plinius...
, a lunar impact crater - Plinian eruptionPlinian eruptionPlinian eruptions, also known as 'Vesuvian eruptions', are volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 ....
, volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 (as described in a letter written by Pliny the Younger) - Pliny Earle (disambiguation)