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and then left unsupported as .... the Elder Pliny set out to rescue; however, Pliny's
. [DOC] [TLE] Pliny the Elder - Wikipedia [PAR] Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23  August 25, AD 79), better known as Pliny the 
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also described the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, who was killed in the 
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and 6.20) to the historian Tacitus about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. 
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A.D. 79. ... Between A.D. 79 and 1944 the volcano has erupted numerous times. 
.... father's death, Pliny was raised in the household of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, 
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Question: A 79 A.D. letter about the death of this "Elder" scientist had the first accurate description of a volcanic eruption
Answer: Pliny