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What caused pliny the elder to die?

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Pliny's death can be attributed to his asthma infamed by the poor quality of the air due to the volcanic eruption when he visited pompei

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How did Pliny the Elder die?
It is said that he collapsed and died through inhaling poisonous gasses from the eruption of Vesuvius. The cause of death is really unknown, he may have been asthmatic and the volcanic fumes...
When did pliny the elder die?
august 24 79 AD
Where did pliny the elder die?
Pliny the Elder died in Stabiae on August 24th 79. He was 55 or 56 years old when he died.
Who is Pliny the elder?
Pliny the Elder was living in Pompeii when the eruption of AD 79 killed his uncle and almost destroyed his family. He wrote the only account of the eruption on record.
What caused Sacagawea to die?
No one knows exactly what happen to Sacagawea. Many say she died at to different years. 72 years apart.