Fish played a key role in this diet. They were, above everything, a Mediterranean culture (they called the Mediterranean ...

Pliny's Natural history. In thirty-seven books by Pliny, the Elder; Wernerian Club; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637 Publication date 1847-49 Topics Natural history Publisher [London] Printed for the Club ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields and armour – when people imagine ancient Rome, they often think of its ...

The natural history of Pliny (Volume 3) by Pliny, the Elder; Bostock, John, 1773-1846, translator; Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1816-1878, translator Publication date 1855 Topics Natural History ...