Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Classical Journal
ISSN
0009-8353
Volume
109
Issue
1
First Page
88
113
Publication Date
10-2013
Abstract
Pliny's portrayal of his public life under Domitian has often come under fire from both those who approach Pliny'sLettersfrom a historical perspective and those who study them as a literary production. This article reevaluates Pliny's experiences in five significant areas: public speaking,amicitia, political promotion, threats of political persecution, and survival and reconciliation. In all of these circumstances, Pliny is found to be an honest narrator of his own political struggles under Domitian and an eloquent voice for his generation's endurance.
Publication Information
Strunk, Thomas E. “Domitian’s Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves in Pliny.” Classical Journal 109.1 (Oct./Nov., 2013): 88–113
Recommended Citation
Strunk, Thomas E., "Domitian's Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves In Pliny" (2013). Faculty Scholarship. 6.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/classics_faculty/6
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