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  • The Natural History of Pliny the Elder (Complete)

    by Pliny the Elder ...
    Caius Plinius Secundus was born either at Verona or Novum Comum1, now Como, in Cisalpine Gaul, in the yearA.U.C. 776, and A.D. 23. It is supposed that his earlier years were spent in his native province; and that he was still a youth when he removed to Rome, and attended the lectures of the grammarian Apion. It was in about his sixteenth year that he there saw Lollia Paulina, as in the following ... Read more

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  • Natural History

    Translated by John Healey ...
    by Pliny the Elder ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • The Natural History of Pliny (Vol. 1-6)

    Enriched edition. Complete Edition

    by Pliny the Elder, Collin Booth ...
    Translated by John Bostock, Henry T. Riley ...
    In 'The Natural History of Pliny' (Vol. 1-6), Pliny the Elder presents an expansive and systematic exploration of the natural world, melding empirical observation with a philosophical perspective. This monumental work, composed in the first century AD, serves as one of the earliest encyclopedias, encompassing a vast array of topics from astronomy to botany, geography to zoology. Pliny's literary ... Read more

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  • The Natural History of Pliny (Vol. 1-6) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Complete Edition

    by Pliny the Elder, Phoebe Iverleigh ...
    Translated by John Bostock, Henry T. Riley ...
    The Natural History of Pliny (Vol. 1-6) is an ambitious encyclopedic survey of the Roman world's knowledge, ranging across cosmology, geography, anthropology, zoology, botany, medicine, mineralogy, and the arts. Written in a dense, accumulative Latin prose, it is less a modern scientific treatise than a vast literary monument to inquiry, compilation, and wonder. Situated within the intellectual ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Pliny the Elder (Delphi Classics)

    by Pliny the Elder, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 48 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder’s encyclopaedic ‘Natural History’, composed in 37 books, remains an unrivalled compendium of Roman knowledge. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Pliny’s complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, ... Read more

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  • Pliny's Natural History

    by Pliny the Elder ...
    The Natural History is an early encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. The work's subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history; Pliny himself defines his scope as "the natural world, or life".The work is ... Read more

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  • The Boys' and Girls' Pliny

    Being Parts of Pliny's "Natural History" Edited for Boys and Girls

    by Pliny the Elder ...
    Complete and unabridged, with 23 full-page plates by Maurice Utrillo, Giovanni Paolo Panini and Claude Monet. Pliny's "Natural History" for young readers: the elephant that could write, the remedies made of herbs and worse, the accounts of India and Africa, and the eruption that killed him. John S. White selected and arranged the extracts in the 1880s. Pliny believed nearly everything he was told, ... Read more

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  • The Natural History of Pliny (Vol. 1-6)

    Enriched edition. Complete Edition

    by Pliny the Elder, Cooper Black ...
    Translated by John Bostock, Henry T. Riley ...
    In "The Natural History of Pliny (Vol. 1-6)", Pliny the Elder offers an unparalleled compendium that encapsulates the breadth of ancient knowledge and inquiry. Written in the 1st century CE, this monumental work spans various disciplines, including astronomy, geography, botany, and zoology, employing a meticulous yet narrative-driven style that reflects the Roman quest for understanding the ... Read more

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  • How to Make Money

    An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management

    by Luca Grillo, Pliny the Elder ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made—and thought about—moneyAncient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of ... Read more

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  • Greek and Roman Accounts of India

    by Herodotus, Pliny the Elder & Strabo ...
    Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced is a record of his investigation of the origins ... Read more

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  • The Classics of Ancient Rome: 30+ Masterpieces of Latin Literature

    Epic, Satire, History, Philosophy, and Politics from the Republic to the Empire

    by Ovid, Horace, Virgil, Plutarch, Livy, Suetonius, Tacitus, Polybius, Ammianus Marcellinus, Sallust, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome Augustus, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Flavius Josephus, Sextus Julius Frontinus, Marcus Aurelius, Titus Lucretius Carus, Terence, Tibullus, Petronius Arbiter, Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, Lucilius, Lucius Apuleius ...
    The Classics of Ancient Rome: 30+ Masterpieces of Latin Literature surveys the intellectual and imaginative range of Roman antiquity through epic, lyric, elegy, satire, drama, philosophy, oratory, biography, military writing, and historiography. Canonical poetic experiments stand alongside political speeches, imperial annals, and reflections on ethics, nature, and power. By placing works of ... Read more

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  • The Natural History of Pliny the Elder (Complete) and Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew

    by Pliny the Elder & Josephine Preston Peabody ...
    Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew by Josephine Preston Peabody is a collection of retold Greek myths and folk stories written during the late 19th century. This work seeks to revive and present ancient tales that capture the joys, sorrows, and moral lessons inherent in human experience, drawing upon characters and narratives from Greek mythology that remain influential in literature and culture. At ... Read more

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