Natural History (Pliny)

Encyclopedia written by Pliny the Elder

The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis historia) is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder written around 50AD. 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.

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