Gaius plinius secundus ad 2324 79, called pliny the elder was a roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early roman empire, and a friend of emperor vespasian. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to pliny. Jan 06, 2014 historia naturalis, compiled by pliny the elder a. Pliny himself defines his scope as the natural world, or life. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. Shop tagged pliny the elder russian river brewing company. Pliny the elders natural history is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic.
It is wellbalanced with malt, hops, and alcohol, slightly bitter with a fresh hop aroma of floral, citrus, and pine. Pliny whose full name was gaius plinius secundus, was born at comum in the region north of the po river and was educated in rome. Jan 15, 2021 having seen the cloud, pliny the elder decided he wanted to get closer to it to investigate, daisy dunn, author of the pliny biography the shadow of vesuvius, told the new york times. Some of what pliny the elder comes out with is utter nonsense but every once in. Pliny the elder, roman savant and author of the celebrated natural history, an encyclopedic work of uneven accuracy that was an authority on scientific matters. Click on the l symbols to go to the latin text of each chapter.
Pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Aug 31, 2017 pliny the elder sailed into danger when vesuvius erupted, and never returned, but a body found a century ago covered in jewelry like a cabaret ballerina may really have been his. The natural history of pliny, volume 6 of 6 the elder pliny 166 downloads. A multifaceted personality, he was also an author, naturalist, and a naval and army commander of the early roman empire. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the. Apr 06, 2021 ad 23479,gaius plinius secundus, prominent roman equestrian, from comum in gallia cisalpina see gaul cisalpine, and uncle of pliny the younger, best known as the author of the 37. Pliny s natural history, in thirtyseven books 3 volumes in 1, covering first ten books. Jun 21, 2018 gaius plinius secundus, better known in history as pliny the elder, was an influential administrator, officer, and author during his life. Delphis ancient classics series provides ereaders with the wisdom of the classical world, with both english translations and the original latin texts. Aug 24, 2020 attributed by pliny the younger to his uncle during the eruption of mount vesuvius in which the elder died. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with the creation of the first scientific encyclopaedia. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder a wikipedia article about this author is available pliny, the elder.
It is encyclopedic in scope, but its structure is not like that of a modern. It was probably the first attempt in western civilization to compile an encyclopedia. Book vii of the natural history provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the.
Utf8 start of this project gutenberg ebook natural history of pliny, vol 1 produced by turgut dincer, brian wilcox. There was formerly a town called crocodilon, and there is still a river of that name. Delphi complete works of pliny the elder illustrated. Jan 23, 2020 according to pliny the younger, the fleet and its commander disembarked at stabiae, a town on the shore near pompeii.
Besides a grammar book, pliny wrote several books on roman history, but by far his greatest achievement was natural history. The natural history of pliny, volume 5 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, pliny the elder. Pliny the elder, the first wine critic and why he still. Pliny the elder and the destruction of pompeii scihi. Jul 25, 2017 pliny the elder, the seemingly unobtainable godlevel brew, the imperial ipa with a beeradvocate score of 100 out of 100, the russian river flagship that took just 14 years to nearly equal the. Pliny, the author of the natural history, is called the elder in order to distinguish him from his nephew who was also a noted. The natural history of pliny, volume 4 of 6 the elder pliny 144 downloads. Book 1 consists of an index of topics and authorities for each of the succeeding thirtysix books. Sep 30, 2020 author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c. For centuries the natural history served as the western worlds primary source of scientific information and theory book i summarizes the entire contents of the work, listing the authors and sometimes the titles of. In writing natural history, pliny or his assistants extracted roughly 20,000 facts from 2,000 volumes by 100 authors. Remains of a skull attributed to pliny the elder, at the museo di storia dellarte sanitaria in rome. Oct 10, 2019 pliny the elder was a devotee of all things fermented, namely wine and beer.
The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Belknap and hamersley, 1847, c1831, by john mason good page images at hathitrust historiae natvralis libri xxxvii. The natural history of pliny, volume 3 of 6 the elder pliny 149 downloads. This ancient roman may have been an author, statesman and military commander, but hes become a household name among. On the west side of the dead sea, but out of range of the noxious exhalations of the coast, is the solitary tribe of the essenes, which is remarkable beyond all the other tribes in the whole world, as it has no women and has renounced all sexual desire, has no money, and has only palmtrees for company. Remains found by pompeii really are pliny the elder, new. Pliny the elder was a roman natural philosopher who lived during the 1st century. Pompeii hero pliny the elder may have been found 2,000.
English translation of pliny the elder, natural history, book 35, 1100, by h. Ii of pliny the elder s naturalis historia natural history, 1st century ce contained a summary of astronomical matters. Although he was only fiftysix years old at the time of his death, he left behind a great legacy of political respect and appreciation, as well as a reputation for being one of the strongest ancient roman historians whose work survives to this day. Gold medal, 2006 world beer cup double ipa category gold medal, 2005 gabf double ipa category bronze medal, 2004 gabf. He is best known for his work pliny s natural history which was in latin and explored the natural world. Pliny the elder simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In the two introductory books, philology, personified as a maiden, is. Apparently pliny the elder isnt good anymore vinepair. He is best known for his work pliny s natural history which was in. Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. Publication date 184749 topics natural history publisher. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny.
Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia. Pliny the elder s natural history is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. The roman naturalist pliny the elder s encyclopaedic natural history, composed in 37 books, remains an unrivalled compendium of roman knowledge. The illustrious life of pliny the elder, ancient historian.
Pompeii hero pliny the elder may have been found 2,000 years. Pliny the elder 2379 from eric weissteins world of. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by pliny, the elder author. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, histoire naturelle, the historie of the vvorld. Pliny the elder was immortalized by his nephew, pliny the younger, who wrote about his uncle suc cum bing to a sh and smoke during the eruption of mt. Naturalis historia is an early encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder.
He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output. Pliny the elder project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. His natural history contained over a million words in 37 volumes. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the romans perspective on the world around them. It included chapters on astronomy, geography, medicine, minerals, human beings, animals, and related historical events. Pliny the elder has 287 books on goodreads with 4494 ratings. Page 401 the name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced. Gaius plinius cecilius secundus, known as pliny the elder, was a roman scholar, encyclopedist, and nationalist who was born in 23 ad, in novum comum in gallia cisalpine today como, italy. Most popular pliny the elder filter by all accessories blind pig bottles and cans bundles. Little did they know pliny s descendants are billionaires from the sale of this book over 2,000 years and they aggresively seek damages in court for any ip theft. A novel feature of the natural history was the care taken by pliny in naming his sources. He wrote the encyclopedic naturalis historia natural history, which became. Pliny the elder s most popular book is natural history. Pliny attempted to document all known facts about the natural world.
The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Book 2 deals with cosmography, meteorology and terrestrial phenomena. It is the only work by pliny to have survived, and the last that he published, lacking a final revision at his sudden and unexpected death in the ad 79 eruption of vesuvius. His greatest and only surviving work, the natural history, has been called one of the most influential books ever written in latin. Pliny the elder was born in late ad 23, or possibly early ad 24, in the town of novum comum in the roman empires province of transpadane gaul. Author pliny the elder country ancient rome subject natural history, ethnography, art, sculpture, mining, mineralogy genre encyclopaedia, popular science the natural history is a work by pliny the elder.
Delphi complete works of pliny the elder illustrated delphi ancient classics book 53 kindle edition by pliny the elder. The table below is a summary based on modern names for topics. Pliny the elder, latin in full gaius plinius secundus, born 23 ce, novum comum, transpadane gaul now in italydied august 24, 79, stabiae, near mount vesuvius, roman savant and author of the celebrated natural history, an encyclopaedic work of uneven accuracy that was an authority on scientific matters up to the middle ages. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. He was, after all, author of a 37volume book of natural history. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. Jan 01, 2012 the publisher must have thought if they changed the last name a little they wouldnt have to pay royalties to pliny s family. Pliny the elder, the natural history john bostock, m. Translated into english by philemon holland doctor of physicke. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page. The natural history has been translated into english by h. Books by pliny, the elder sorted by popularity project. The natural history book vii with book viii 4 pliny the elder.
Gaius plinius secundus 23 ad 25 august 79 ad, better known as pliny the elder, was a roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early roman empire, and personal friend of the emperor vespasian spending most of his spare time studying, writing or investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, he wrote an encyclopedic work. Pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled. It seems that pliny worked on this book during a great part of his life, especially. The natural history of pliny, volume 5 of 6 the elder pliny 141 downloads. Pliny the elder wrote many works of history and biography, but he is best known for his book called natural history which gives moderns a good idea about the thinking of the ancients about biology, science, and medicine. The works subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history. But as he was leading a group of survivors to safety, pliny the elder was overtaken by a cloud of poisonous gas, and suffocated to death on the beach at age 56. In his spare time he composed several works unrelated to natural history and which have not. Pliny the elder simple english wikipedia, the free.
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