Note 2 — Chapter i · THE OLD WEEVILS
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Caius Plinius Secundus (23–79), known as Pliny the Elder, or the Naturalist, to distinguish him from his nephew Caius Plinius Cæcilius Secundus (61–c. 115), commonly called Pliny the Younger, the historian. He was the author of the famous Naturalis Historia.—Translator’s Note. ↑