Pliny began Book 1 of his Natural History with a dedication to the emperor Titus (Vespasian’s son) and an itemization of what was to follow. First came a book on the universe, heavenly bodies and the ...

Pliny the Elder’s “Natural History”, a thirty-seven volume encyclopedia, stands as one of the greatest writings of antiquity, covering all branches of knowledge. The book is frequently cited in Sri ...

pliny the elder, the natural history, book vii. 1 man, his birth, his organization, and the invention of the arts., chap. 7. (9.)—of those who have been cut out of the womb.

Solder, lawyer and writer, Pliny the Elder’s (23 – 79 AD) ... was “Historia Naturalis” (Natural History), an encyclopedia of natural science that spanned thirty-seven books.

Russian River Brewing’s cult fave, Pliny the Younger, is celebrating its 20th anniversary, a landmark for a triple IPA that makes an appearance for just two weeks at the brewery each year.

Where can you buy Pliny the Elder? Part of the appeal of Pliny the Elder is its scarcity. It’s one of those beers, like The Alchemist’s Heady Topper, that has beer lovers from far and wide lining up ...

Killer whales appear in volume nine, "The Natural History of Fishes." Here Pliny dedicates a whole chapter to whales, which at that time were classified as fish.

Pliny in particular devoted one chapter of The Natural History to “The Druids of the Gallic Provinces.” And in the very next chapter, he describes (and dismisses) various forms of magic ...

Philosopher Pliny the Elder is known for texts like Natural History (77–79 C.E.) and for his role as a naval and army commander in the Roman Empire. Now, researchers have discovered the remains ...

“ALUMEN” is mentioned frequently in the Historia Naturalis of the elder Pliny, and there has been some controversy about its identity. It is probable that the term was used loosely to describe ...