Tensions in knowledge-construction in Pliny the Elder's books on astronomy and agriculture
In the course of this thesis I engage with the recent academic consensus that Pliny’s Natural History should no longer be regarded as a work of pedantic compilation, but should instead be understood as a work of ethical and intellectual coherence. The central aspect of my engagement is the investiga...
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Birkbeck (University of London)
2016
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715338 |