Pliny

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• Pliny, down to the present day, sketching briefly the ancient end modern history of orchil, cudbear, and litmus, and specifying the native use of lichen-dyes in different, countries of Europe, Asia, and America. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
• The ancients, according to Pliny, were accustomed to hang branches of the wild fig upon the domestic tree, in order that the insects which frequented the former might hasten the ripening of the cultivated fig by their punctures -- or, as others suppose, might fructify it by transporting to it the pollen of the wild fruit -- and this process, called caprification, is not yet entirely obsolete [95]. Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 02 (historical)
• Pliny the Elder was clearly terrified of it, stating, "The amphisbaena has a twin head, that is one at the tail-end as well, as though it were not enough for poison to be poured out of one mouth. Archive 2007-10-01
• In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
• The Romans continued in the use of opium as a medicinal and as a poison, and according to Pliny the imperator Nero was an ardent user of various plant poisons, including opium, to eliminate enemies.
• They were not just priests, as is a common misconception, but would have fallen into the class of bards, judges, teachers, etc … According to the Roman, Pliny the Elder, the Druids believed in animism (the belief that animals have souls) and reincarnation. Five Things You Might Not Know About Summer Solstice | myFiveBest
• Besides beer, the Egyptians had what Pliny calls factitious, or artificial, wine, extracted from various fruits, as figs, _myxas_, pomegranates, as well as herbs, some of which were selected for their medicinal properties. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
• Pliny says, in so many words, that the cerates and cataplasms, plasters, collyria, and antidotes, so abundant in his time, as in more recent days, were mere tricks to make money.
• Roman consul and writer, the nephew of Pliny the Elder. His letters provide valuable information about Roman life.
• He was the nephew of Pliny the Elder a known encyclopedist. Archive 2009-05-01