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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)

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Pliny the Elder's encyclopedia of everything the Romans knew, or thought they knew, about the world. Volume 1 of 6, in a full English translation. Pliny died in 79 AD watching Vesuvius erupt, so this is the last book he finished.

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Made byPliny the Elder
TranslatorJohn Bostock and Henry T. Riley
LanguageEnglish
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Why we can share it: Project Gutenberg record: 'Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.' Translators John Bostock (1773-1846) and Henry T. Riley (1816-1878) both died before 1931; Project Gutenberg's record does not give the edition year.

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