Science in the Early Roman Empire - Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence

The studies collected in Science in the Early Roman Empire (1986) represent key research done on the Elder Pliny - an important and difficult figure whose Natural History forms a valuable compendium at a fixed historical point in time of ancient science.

List of contents

1. The Elder Pliny and his Times J. Reynolds 2. The Plint Translation Group of Germany R.C.A. Rottländer 3. The Structure of Pliny the Elder's Natural History A. Locher 4. The Perils of Patriotism: Pliny and Roman Medicine V. Nutton 5. Pharmacy in Pliny's Natural History: Some Observations on Substances and Sources J. Scarborough 6. Pliny on Plants: His Place in the History of Botany A.G. Morton 7. Aspects of Pliny's Zoology L. Bodson 8. Pliny on Mineralogy and Metals J.F. Healy 9. Chemical Tests in Pliny F. Greenaway 10. Some Astronomical Topics in Pliny G. Pedersen 11. Plinian Astronomy in the Middle Ages and Renaissance B.S. Eastwood 12. Pliny and Renaissance Medicine R.K. French

About the author

Roger French and Frank Greenaway

Product details

• Assisted by: French Roger (Editor), Greenaway Frank (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032761282
• ISBN: 978-1-032-76128-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Religion: general, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient religions and Mythologies