Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia
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Pliny the Elder

Naturalis Historia

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Ten books of letters, polished for publication, covering life under Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan. The last book contains his correspondence with Trajan as governor of Bithynia — including the earliest pagan account of how to deal with Christians.

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Books

  • Book I

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~16,990 words
  • Book II

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~17,560 words
  • Book III

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,310 words
  • Book IV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,880 words
  • Book V

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,300 words
  • Book VI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~13,080 words
  • Book VII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~12,370 words
  • Book VIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~13,170 words
  • Book IX

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~10,530 words
  • Book X

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~11,560 words
  • Book XI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~15,080 words
  • Book XII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,170 words
  • Book XIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~6,880 words
  • Book XIV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,710 words
  • Book XV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,490 words
  • Book XVI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~12,930 words
  • Book XVII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~14,840 words
  • Book XVIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~19,070 words
  • Book XIX

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,780 words
  • Book XX

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~13,510 words
  • Book XXI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~10,060 words
  • Book XXII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,350 words
  • Book XXIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~8,990 words
  • Book XXIV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,830 words
  • Book XXV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,240 words
  • Book XXVI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,010 words
  • Book XXVII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,530 words
  • Book XXVIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~15,430 words
  • Book XXIX

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~8,160 words
  • Book XXX

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~8,460 words
  • Book XXXI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~7,340 words
  • Book XXXII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~8,560 words
  • Book XXXIII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,150 words
  • Book XXXIV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~9,880 words
  • Book XXXV

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~11,390 words
  • Book XXXVI

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~11,030 words
  • Book XXXVII

    Pliny the Elder surveys the natural world with encyclopaedic ambition, compiling observations on geography, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and human ingenuity from over 2,000 sources.

    ~11,220 words
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