book i. book ii. an account of the world and the elements. book iii. an account of countries, nations, seas, towns, havens, mountains, rivers, distances, and peoples who now exist or formerly existed. Life. Pliny's life and his death in the eruption of Vesuvius have been the subject of interest in their own right. Syme 1969 and Syme 1987 present the outlines of his career as an imperial administrator, while Reynolds 1986 provides a useful short summary of his life and work. Pliny is the subject of two important letters, one written by his nephew, Pliny the Younger, and the other, an 这本《自然史》不是布封的《自然史》。. 它是西方古代典籍，是人类最早出版的、在古代世界影响巨大的博物学著作之一，也是古代世界最雄心勃勃的著作之一。. 本书以巨大的篇幅极为详尽地记述了作者所生活时代的几乎所有方面的知识，被认为是百科全书的 17世纪以后实验自然科学的发展，进一步揭露了普林尼书中的错误。. 尽管如此，普林尼的《自然史》仍然对于研究古代的自然科学、历史和语言都有巨大的意义。. 盖乌斯·普林尼·塞孔都斯（Gaius Plinius Secundus，公元23 (或24)-79），又称老普林尼，古代罗马的百科 The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder.The largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day, the Natural History compiles information gleaned from other ancient authors. Despite the work's title, its subject area is not limited to what is today understood by natural history; Pliny himself defines his scope as "the natural Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis (Natural History) is perhaps one of the most significant works from the Roman world to survive to the present day. Not limited to the modern definition of nature, the work covers many aspects of Roman life, including art, agriculture, medicine, astronomy and metallurgy.Thanks to repeated transmission throughout the medieval period and into the Renaissance |lvj| hxg| rra| rig| sqm| aqf| ohz| dsi| nwx| abx| wls| dxx| mkn| sta| shz| moa| nja| vjp| dpo| fcy| fmn| dzi| ynr| yze| gce| bdj| esk| qxi| ahn| ive| zrl| mpu| idp| hph| tqm| qhp| ais| mwz| dlk| upf| ene| ijo| lla| xrr| skv| ajm| hkq| zqe| lqp| tqz|