Natural History
A Selection
$27.00
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1991
Summary
A fascinating view of how the world was perceived in the first century
Pliny’s Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses’ milk to remove wrinkles. Pliny himself died while inv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444131 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140444130 |
| Author: | John Healey, Pliny the Elder |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1991 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 131mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 - 79AD), better known as Pliny the Elder, studied botany and philosophy in Rome before serving in the military. He was later Porcurator in Gallia, whilst continuing to accumulate knowledge on everything from grammar to the history of the German wars. He created the first known encyclopedia.
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