Pliny the Elder began a military career by serving in Germany, and he rose to the rank of cavalry commander. During the reign of Vespasian, with whom Pliny had served in Germany, he was procurator in Spain and assumed various official positions in Rome. However, he devoted most of his life to studying and writing.
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