On Nature

On Nature was a philosophical poem composed by Empedocles, a hidden copy of which was found by Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the 16th century.
==Summary==
A major poetic work by the Greek philosopher Empedocles, previously thought lost. Empedocles was one of the first to articulate a vague—if somewhat bizarre—version of the theory of , which described a prehistoric world filled with autonomous body parts—free roaming eyes, hands, feet, organs etc. Over time, he argued, these parts gradually joined together in symbiotic union to create all the natural diversity we observe today.
==Behind the scenes==
While retrieved in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, in real life the book remains lost, with only a quarter of it having survived in fragments.
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Category:Books