Gaius Plinius Secundus Books

Pliny the Elder, a first-century Roman writer, is renowned for his comprehensive work, Naturalis Historiæ (Natural History), which remains the only fully preserved text from his oeuvre. This extensive compilation covers a wide range of topics, including astronomy, geography, botany, and zoology, reflecting the breadth of knowledge and curiosity of his time. Pliny's meticulous observations and insights provide a valuable glimpse into ancient Roman thought and the natural world, making it a significant historical and scientific resource.

Pliny the Elder (23 79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, and horticulture; medicine; minerals, fine arts, and gemstones.

Presents the author's personal letters that address a range of topics, from an account of his uncle's death in the eruption that engulfed Pompeii, to observations on the early Christians from descriptions of everyday life in Rome, with its scandals and court cases, to his life in the country.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC - 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. His influence on the Latin language was immense: it has been said that subsequent prose was either a reaction against or a return to his style, not only in Latin but in European languages up to the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it

Die von Plinius dem Älteren verfasste 'Naturgeschichte' in 37 Büchern enthält sozusagen das gesamte antike Wissen über die Natur: Kosmologie, Geographie, Biologie des Menschen, Zoologie, Botanik, Pharmakologie, Mineralogie, Metall- und Steinverarbeitung, Vulkanologie u. v. m. Aus der Fülle des Materials hat Marion Giebel eine vielseitige, überaus anregende Auswahl getroffen sowie die Texte neu übersetzt und kommentiert. Sprachen: Deutsch, Latein

"Diese Enzyklopadie des gesamten naturkundlichen Wissen des Altertums wurde von Plinius aus griechischen und romischen Quellen zusammengestellt und nach Sachgruppen geordnet. Sie bedeutet eine Grundlage naturwissenschaftlicher Lehre bis weit ins 19. Jahrhundert und ist ein unerschopfliches Nachschlagewerk zu Kunst, Geographie, Astronomie, Biologie, Pharmazie und Medizin der Antike." Helvetia archaeologia Erste lateinisch-deutsche Gesamtausgabe der 37 Bucher.