The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1

H. G. Bohn, 1855 - Science - 528 pages

Plinius Secundus to his friend Titus Vespasian	1

CHAP	13

Of the nature of the stars of the motion of the planets	25

Many suns	31

An account of the observations that have been made on	36

aspects	42

General laws of the planets	48

Of the stars which appear suddenly or of comets	55

The islands of the Euxine The islands of the northern ocean	338

Germany	347

Ninetysix islands of the Gallic ocean	349

Britannia	351

Gallia Belgica	353

Gallia Lugdunensis	355

Gallia Aquitanica	357

Nearer Spain its coast along the Gallic ocean	360

Page	59

Of the air and on the cause of the showers of stones	65

Various observations respecting winds	71

Nature of the winds	77

Of conjuring up thunder	83

The rainbow	89

How the water is connected with the earth	97

Remarks on dials as connected with this subject	106

Of clefts of the earth	112

What islands have been formed and at what periods	118

Concerning the cause of the flowing and ebbing of the	124

Where the sea is the deepest	130

The wonders of fire and water united	138

The harmonical proportion of the universe	147

AN ACCOUNT OF COUNTRIES NATIONS SEAS TOWNS HAVENS MOUNTAINS	151

Of Bætica	157

Of Nearer Spain	164

Of the province of Gallia Narbonensis	174

Of Italy	181

Sicily	208

Sardinia	215

The sixth region of Italy	237

The eleventh region of Italy Italia Transpadana	246

The Alps and the Alpine nations	254

The Norici	262

BOOK IV	271

Locris and Phocis	276

The Peloponnesus	279

Achaia	280

Messenia	282

Laconia	283

Argolis	284

Arcadia	285

Attica	289

Boeotia 13 Doris 14 Phthiotis Page	290

Magnesia	295

Macedonia	298

Eubœa 23 The Sporades 18 Thrace the Egean Sea 19 The islands which lie before the lands already mentioned	310

Crete 22 The Cyclades	315

313	316

The Hellespont The lake Mæotis	326

Dacia Sarmatia	329

Scythia	333

Lusitania	365

The islands in the Atlantic ocean	367

The general measurement of Europe	369

BOOK V	374

The two Mauritanias 2 Numidia	387

Africa	389

The Syrtes	391

Cyrenaica	395

Libya Mareotis	401

The islands in the vicinity of Africa	402

Countries on the other side of Africa 9 Egypt and Thebais	403

The River Nile	410

The cities of Egypt	416

The coasts of Arabia situate on the Egyptian	422

Syria	423

Idumæa Palæstina and Samaria 15 Judæa	427

Decapolis	431

Phoenice	433

Syria Antiochia	436

The remaining parts of Syria	438

The Euphrates	441

Syria upon the Euphrates	443

Cilicia and the adjoining nations	446

Isauria and the Homonades	450

Pisidia	451

Lycaonia 26 Pamphylia	452

Mount Taurus	453

Lycia	457

Caria	459

Lydia	465

Ionia	467

Troas and the adjoining nations	476

The islands which lie in front of Asia	479

Cyprus	481

Rhodes 37 Samos	483

Chios	486

Lesbos	487

The Hellespont and Mysia	488

Phrygia	490

Galatia and the adjoining nations	491

Bithynia	495

The islands of the Propontis	496

Title	The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 Bohn's classical library The Natural History of Pliny, Henry Thomas Riley
Author	Pliny (the Elder.)
Translated by	John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley
Publisher	H. G. Bohn, 1855
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	18 Apr 2008
ISBN	0598910735, 9780598910738
Length	528 pages
Subjects	Science › Life Sciences › Biology Science / Life Sciences / Biology

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