THE MAN

1. What does Pliny the Elder say of the form of money used in early Rome? XI, 189.

2. To what class of society did Pliny the Younger belong?

3. Give a brief account of the death of his uncle.

4. What other author do you associate with the Lake of Como? I, 8, illustration.

5. What regular profession did Pliny follow during the earlier years of his life? The latter?

6. Locate Bithynia on the map. Also Lake Como. (See classical atlas.)

7. What authors were intimate associates of Pliny?

8. Enumerate the good points in his character.