Project Gutenberg 2019-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 912 Pliny, the Elder 23 79 Elder, Pliny the Gaius Plinius Secundus Secundus, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Caius Plinius Bostock, John 1773 1846 Bostock, Joannes Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas) 1816 1878 Riley, Henry Thomas Riley, H.T. The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Produced by Turgut Dincer, Tony Browne, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)" by the Elder Pliny is an ancient scientific publication written in the 1st century AD. This extensive work serves as an encyclopedia of knowledge available at the time, covering a vast range of topics, including geography, anthropology, and natural sciences. The content is particularly focused on the known territories, nations, fauna, and flora of the ancient world, reflecting the exploration and understanding of the earth during that period. At the start of this volume, Pliny delves into Book VI, which outlines an account of various countries, nations, seas, towns, and rivers that exist or have existed. He begins by describing the Euxine Sea, including the geographical attributes and significant ports along its coasts, and further discusses regions like Paphlagonia and Cappadocia. The opening portion provides a detailed geographical analysis that includes distances between locations, notable rivers, and towns, emphasizing not only the spatial relations but also the rich history and the cultural significance of these regions as understood by the Romans of Pliny's time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works QH Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2433182 2025-06-24T05:44:39.483469 text/html 2329752 2024-10-17T13:45:14 text/html 1138289 2025-06-24T05:45:37.415236 application/epub+zip 1176564 2025-06-24T05:44:48.284473 application/epub+zip 1176564 2025-06-24T05:44:43.868505 application/epub+zip 1720553 2025-06-24T05:46:09.830658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1445273 2025-06-24T05:45:31.483210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1446003 2022-09-27T07:57:05.958316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1551694 2025-06-24T05:44:31.280612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1531811 2024-10-17T13:45:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18050 2025-06-24T05:46:10.298518 application/rdf+xml 13319 2025-06-24T05:44:44.421463 image/jpeg 2881 2025-06-24T05:44:44.156454 image/jpeg 717598 2025-06-24T05:44:39.641477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia