Category Archives: Pliny the Elder
PLINY THE ELDER
(23-79)
from Natural History:
Of God
The Nature of the Earth
What Diseases are Attended with the Greatest Pain
Gaius Plinius Secundus, known as Pliny the Elder to differentiate him from his nephew Pliny the Younger (62–113) [q.v.], was born in Como, Italy, and moved to Rome in his youth. He served as a military commander in Germany … Continue reading
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