WebGaius Plinius Secundus , called Pliny the Elder ,[1] was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia , which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. He spent most of his spare time studying, …

WebPliny the Elder died on 25 August 79 AD. He was attempting the rescue by ship of a friend and his family from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The eruption had just destroyed the cities of Pompeiiand Herculaneum. Pliny's Natural History The Naturalis Historiais one of the largest works to have survived from the Roman Empireto the modern day.

WebPlinius adalah putra seorang ekuestrian, Gaius Plinius Celer, dan istrinya, Marcella. Baik Plinius yang muda maupun yang tua menyebutkan kedua nama itu. Sumber utamanya adalah sebuah inskripsi fragmentaris ( CIL V 1 3442) yang ditemukan di sebuah lapangan di Verona dan dicatat oleh rahib abad ke-16, Onofrio Panvinio di Verona.

WebPLINY, THE ELDER. Gaius Plinius Secundus ( c. A.D. 23–79), the author of the Naturalis historia, was the son of a Roman eques by the daughter of the senator Gaius Caecilius of Novum Comum. He was born at Comum, not (as is sometimes supposed) at Verona: it is only as a native of Gallia Transpadana that he calls Catullus of Verona his ...

WebPliny the Elder died on 25 August 79 AD. He was attempting the rescue by ship of a friend and his family from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The eruption had just destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum . Pliny's Natural History The Naturalis Historia is one of the largest works to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day.

WebGaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 – 79), called Pliny the Elder ( /ˈplɪni/ ), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia ( Natural History ), which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.

WebFeb 29, 2016 · Plinius der Ältere Naturalis historia Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Ricciardo di Nanni Cum grano salis Usage on hr.wikipedia.org Prirodne znanosti Metadata This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.

WebDec 01, 2022 · Back to Pliny. The translation everyone is using in this “debate” is The Natural History by Pliny the Elder as translated by John Bostock and H.T. Riley, published by Taylor and Francis in 1855. I’ll give that here first, because everyone online can verify it on their own, as it’s used by the scholarly website Perseus operated at Tufts University.

WebIt is frequently overlooked that Pliny refers to two kinds of unicorns, not just one. The "oxen with solid hoofs" are likely the one-horned Indian asses known from Ctesias and Aristotle. The word "oxen" (boves) does not specify the species; it is a generic name for an unknown animal, per Roman fashion.

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WebPliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (23–79 AD): an ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History". Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63–ca. 113): an ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer, a great-nephew of Pliny the Elder. Derived terms

WebJul 04, 2022 · Mount Vesuvius in Eruption (depicting the death of Pliny the Elder), by Jacob More, 1780, via National Galleries Scotland; with a print engraving of Pliny the Elder, circa 1584, via British Museum. The 24th August 79 CE is one of the most famous dates in the history of the Roman world. On this day, just under 2,000 years ago, the landscape of the …

WebPliny, the man, lived in the first century- 23 to 79 A.D. According to our brewing references, he and his contemporaries either created the botanical name or at least wrote about Lupus Salictarius, or hops, currently known as Humulus Lupulus. That was a very early reference to an important part of any Double IPA!