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Quick facts for kids Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus
Born	AD 23 or 24 Novum Comum (Como), Roman Italy, Roman Empire
Died	AD 79 (aged 55) Stabiae, Roman Italy, Roman Empire
Citizenship	Roman
Education	Rhetoric, grammar
Occupation	Lawyer, author, natural philosopher, naturalist, military commander,provincial governor
Notable work	Naturalis Historia
Children	Pliny the Younger (nephew, later adopted son)
Parent(s)	Gaius Plinius Celer and Marcella

Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 – 79), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian.

He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. He spent most of his spare time studying, writing, and investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field.