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Pliny the Elder's Natural History: The Empire in the Encyclopedia

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Pliny the Elder's Natural History, from first-century Rome, is the most important surviving encyclopedia of the ancient world. As a guide to the cultural meanings of everyday things in ancient Rome it is unparalleled. Concentrating on Pliny's accounts of foreign lands and peoples, monsters,
and barbarians, Trevor Murphy demonstrates the political significance of this reference book as a monument to the power of Roman imperial society.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: May 20, 2004

ISBN: 0199262888

ISBN 13: 9780199262885

Pliny the Elder's Natural History: The Empire in the Encyclopedia

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Pliny the Elder's Natural History, from first-century Rome, is the most important surviving encyclopedia of the ancient world. As a guide to the cultural meanings of everyday things in ancient Rome it is unparalleled. Concentrating on Pliny's accounts of foreign lands and peoples, monsters,
and barbarians, Trevor Murphy demonstrates the political significance of this reference book as a monument to the power of Roman imperial society.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: May 20, 2004

ISBN: 0199262888

ISBN 13: 9780199262885

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