Natural History (Pliny)
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natural-history-pliny-163-13580749
title:
Natural History (Pliny)
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The Natural History is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder. The largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day, the Natural History compiles information gleaned from other ancient authors. Despite the work's title, its subject area is not limited to what is today understood by natural history; Pliny himself defines his scope as "the natural world, or life". It is encyclopedic in scope, but its structure is not like that of a modern encyclopedia. It is the only work by P
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Encyclopedia written by Pliny the Elder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny)
date created:
2002-08-21T04:41:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T13:53:39Z
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