The Pliny, the Elder 24?-79 creator Bostock, John 1773-1846 Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas) 1816-1878 text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)" by the Elder Pliny is an encyclopedic work first published in AD 77. This monumental Latin text compiles knowledge from across the ancient world, covering everything from geography and ethnography to zoology, botany, mining, and precious stones. The largest surviving work from the Roman Empire, it presents nature as a divine force serving humanity. Pliny died investigating Mount Vesuvius's eruption in AD 79 before completing his final revision, leaving his nephew to publish the remainder posthumously. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Release date is 2019-11-14 Produced by David Starner, Ted Garvin, Tiena, Stephen Rowland, Tony Browne, Brian Wilcox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works QH Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60688 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60688 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134411.0 60688