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Pliny the Elder's World - Natural History, Books 2-6 (Hardcover)
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Pliny the Elder's World - Natural History, Books 2-6 (Hardcover)
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Pliny's World offers readers a translation of the Natural History's
opening books unprecedented for its completeness, accuracy and
accessibility. Here, in quirky, often breathless style, Pliny lays
the foundation of a hugely influential encyclopedia with coverage
of the universe, stars, planets and moon, followed by earth's
climate and then its physical and human geography. From Rome as
ruling centerpoint, Pliny surveys the known world and its countless
peoples in a vast arc from the Atlantic to Sri Lanka, embracing the
Danube, Euphrates and Nile lands, Atlas and Caucasus mountains,
Germany, Africa, Arabia, India. Passages from later books further
illustrating his geographical grasp are appended, on topics as
varied as wine, water, trees, birds and fish. Throughout, Pliny's
frank expression of strong opinions about religion, distorted human
values, abuse of the environment (and more) reveals uncannily
modern preoccupations. His work remained an inspirational resource
through the Renaissance, and still fascinates today.
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