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Pliny the Elder

Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)

Pliny the Elder has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists approximate in Novum Comum, Ancient Rome.

Born

approximate

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in 79

Source:

All birth date sources

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

Birthplace
Novum Comum, Ancient Rome
Professions
orator, poet, procurator, civil servant, naturalist, historian, art historian, writer, philosopher, military commander
Citizenship
Ancient Rome

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 24 (Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana) or in 23 (Integrated Authority File; A Short History of Astronomy; Dizionario di Storia; Encyclopædia Britannica; SNAC; Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes; Treccani's Enciclopedia on line).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 24

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

More about Pliny the Elder

Family

Child
Pliny the Younger

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Pliny the Elder born?

Pliny the Elder was born in Novum Comum, Ancient Rome.