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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6)

by the Elder Pliny (23–79)

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  • 14 chapters
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"The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6)" by the Elder Pliny is an encyclopedic work published in AD 77. This monumental Latin text compiles knowledge from ancient sources across an extraordinary range of subjects—from astronomy and geography to zoology, botany, mineralogy, and art. The largest surviving work from the Roman Empire, it presents nature as a unified whole designed to serve humanity. Pliny's ambitious project captures the wonder and variety of the natural world, reflecting Rome's imperial expansion and featuring exotic curiosities, medicinal plants, and even legendary monstrous races from the edges of the known world.

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  • Natural history · Pre-Linnean works

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Book XI

THE VARIOUS KINDS OF INSECTS.

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1. The extreme smallness of insects 1

2. Whether insects respire, and whether they have blood 3

3. The bodies of insects 4

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Contents

  1. Book XI
  2. Book XII
  3. Book XIII: The Natural History of Exotic Trees, and an Account of Unguents
  4. Book XIV
  5. Book XV
  6. Book XVI
  7. Book XVII
  8. Book XI
  9. Book XII
  10. Book XIII: The Natural History of Exotic Trees, and an Account of Unguents
  11. Book XIV
  12. Book XV
  13. Book XVI
  14. Book XVII

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This free edition of The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59131, released 2019-03-26. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Classics of Literature, History - Ancient, Science - Biology, Nature/Gardening/Animals.

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