Naturalis Historia

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Naturalis Historia is an encyclopedic work of ancient Rome that compiles extensive knowledge on subjects such as natural science, geography, art, and anthropology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman work
encyclopedic work
approximateCompletionDate 77 CE
author Pliny the Elder
countryOfOrigin Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
dateWritten 1st century CE
dedicatedTo Titus
englishTitle Natural History
genre encyclopedia
natural history
hasLatinTitle Naturalis Historia
hasPart Book 1
Book 10
Book 11
Book 12
Book 13
Book 14
Book 15
Book 16
Book 17
Book 18
Book 19
Book 2
Book 20
Book 21
Book 22
Book 23
Book 24
Book 25
Book 26
Book 27
Book 28
Book 29
Book 3
Book 30
Book 31
Book 32
Book 33
Book 34
Book 35
Book 36
Book 37
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
preface
influenced Renaissance natural history
early modern science
medieval encyclopedias
influencedBy Aristotle
Roman geographical tradition
Theophrastus
mainSubject agriculture
anthropology
art
art history
botany
ethnography
geography
medicine
metallurgy
mineralogy
natural science
zoology
notableFor attempt to compile all existing knowledge
extensive use of earlier sources
influence on later encyclopedic tradition
numberOfBooks 37
originalLanguage Latin
structure arranged by subject matter
writtenBy Gaius Plinius Secundus
linked to: Pliny the Elder

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Pliny the Elder notableWork Naturalis Historia
Milliarium Aureum referencedIn Naturalis Historia
Regio III Lucania et Bruttii sourceText Naturalis Historia
Hercynian Forest mentionedIn Naturalis Historia
Roman medicine hasText Natural History (medical sections)
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Egyptian Labyrinth mentionedIn Natural History by Pliny the Elder
linked to: Naturalis Historia
Dipoenus and Scyllis mentionedIn Naturalis Historia
Eupompus source Naturalis Historia
Acesines recordedInWork Naturalis Historia
Castrum Truentinum mentionedIn Naturalis Historia
Naturalis Historia hasLatinTitle Naturalis Historia
Lingones mentionedIn Naturalis Historia
Uxama mentionedInWork Naturalis Historia
Tungri describedIn Pliny the Elder – Naturalis Historia
subject linked to: Tungri tribe
linked to: Naturalis Historia
Regio VIII Aemilia knownFromSource Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia
linked to: Naturalis Historia
Regio VI Umbria et Ager Gallicus mentionedIn Naturalis Historia
Silva Hercynia describedInWork Naturalis Historia
subject linked to: Latin "Silva Hercynia"
Istaevones mentionedIn Naturalis Historia (Pliny the Elder)
linked to: Naturalis Historia
Reate mentionedInWork Naturalis Historia