Pliny the Younger: citizen, landowner, intellectual

Pliny the Younger is a statesman, writer and lawyer, author of only correspondence between governor province emperor that has survived to this day. The relevance research topic due stereotyped idea formed in historiography as an apologist for Emperor Trajan indecisive manager who, any reason, asked authoritative opinion his august patron. purpose study reveal those aspects multifaceted personality Younger, which usually remain shadow usual image clever courtier mediocre administrator. considered such facets Younger’s activity housekeeping literary creativity. Conclusions: despite fact began career under tyrannical regime Domitian, he managed maintain selfesteem true own ideas honor, duty conscience. Being generally indifferent economy, devoted most time works, philosophy rhetoric.