The Natural History Volume 6 (Sections 12-21) — A LibriVox Audio Book
Channel: planksip®
Date: 2021-07-22

The Natural History Volume 6
Pliny the Elder (23 - 79)
Translated by Henry Thomas Riley (1816 - 1878) and John Bostock

Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern-day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. The scheme of his great work is vast and comprehensive, being nothing short of an encyclopedia of learning and of art so far as they are connected with nature or draw their materials from nature. The work divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section. He is especially interested in not just describing the occurrence of plants, animals and insects, but also their exploitation (or abuse) by man, especially Romans. The description of metals and minerals is particularly detailed and valuable for the history of science as being the most extensive compilation still available from the ancient world. This sixth volume includes books twenty six to thirty, covering the following subjects: Book 26 - The remedies derived from plants, according to the diseases Book 27 - Description of plants and remedies derived from them Books 28 to 30 - The remedies derived from living creatures - Summary by Leni

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Medical, Nature

Language: English

Group: The Natural History by Pliny the Elder

0:00 Book 28, Chapters 34 to 45. Read by rmerid
28:14 Book 28, Chapters 46 to 61. Read by Michele Eaton
1:17:23 Book 28, Chapters 62 to 81. Read by Rapunzelina
2:03:25 Book 29, Chapters 1 to 10. Read by Owlivia
2:34:33 Book 29, Chapters 11 to 25. Read by Ann Boulais
3:07:15 Book 29, Chapters 26 to 39. Read by Gillian Hendrie
4:01:43 Book 30, Chapters 1 to 12. Read by EJ How
4:36:48 Book 30, Chapters 13 to 25. Read by Rapunzelina
5:11:49 Book 30, Chapters 26 to 41. Read by Samhita Vasu
5:46:00 Book 30, Chapters 42 to 53. Read by Rapunzelina

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