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“The Indians wish to breed dogs with tigers…” E tigribus eos Indi volunt concipi
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#BREAKING:#Pliny the Elder died in the Mount Vesuvius eruption of A.D. 79. Is this his skull? https://fxn.ws/397FCoL pic.twitter.com/YVHPTgzI7gOvo je potencijalno osjetljiv multimedijski sadržaj. Saznajte više
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“There is a great reward ready for you! Stop undermining your work with endless delay!” Hoc fructu tanto tam parato desine studia tua infinita ista cunctatione fraudare
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“Aviola the consul revived on the funeral pyre and since it was not possible to help him because the fire was too strong, he was cremated alive.” Aviola consularis in rogo revixit et, quoniam subveniri non potuerat praevalente flamma, vivus crematus est
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For those of us who aren't fluent in Latin,
@BioDivLibrary has some of the published translations of this incredible work freely available including this Vol 1 by Bostock and Riley (1855) contributed by@GersteinLibrary https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77245#page/7/mode/1up …#rarebooks#Pliny#naturalhistoryhttps://twitter.com/BioDivLibrary/status/1222225487122116609 …
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Looking to keep your whites clean and bright?
#Pliny suggests linen made from asbestos (NH 19.4). Remove stains just by throwing your naturally flame-retardant textile in a fire! How miraculous! Minor downsides include: high risk of cancer and mesothelioma. pic.twitter.com/PUUhD48JfP
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Apparently, Pliny the Elder's remains have been identified. I know him best from his low opinion of the low lands (see https://tinyurl.com/r6dv8st ); he retired to the Med, and died when Vesuvius went.
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“For he thought that all time was wasted which was not spent on study.” nam perire omne tempus arbitrabatur, quod studiis non impenderetur.
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“Indeed, I wonder that so many thousands of men can feel such a childish desire to watch horses running over and over.” Quo magis miror tot milia virorum tam pueriliter identidem cupere currentes equos
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This fresco from
@kelseymuseum depicts a lionfish. The ancient world was one of bodily variation and reproductive unpredictability. I recently wrote about ancient animals, species & hybridity, from POV of#rabbis,#Pliny, &#Origen.#compositecreatures#ancientanimalshttps://twitter.com/kelseymuseum/status/1202936181618565120 …
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Russian River Brewing Company worries about the effect of another
@PGE4Me power shut-off. Has tanks of#Pliny ready to bottle. Last shut-off cost megabucks.#PSPS#abc7nowpic.twitter.com/NyrnlxG6CK -
Carne Asada on the grill & a clean, crisp,
#WestCoast#DIPA ...@RussianRiverBC#PlinyTheElder Cheers to my Cali Fam that know what I’m talkin’ about...@kikin011@eaner0919@PourDecisionPod@Zillaman66@Zigadel@wjgiddens@Airng619@MasconceptArt#Beer#Pliny#CarneAsadapic.twitter.com/r57lG6Y1SG
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Pages from the manuscript “Marvels of the East” circa 1000ce depicting odd creatures including chickens that would cause one to burst into flame upon touching them.
#PodNation#PodPeople#PodernFamily#history#folklore#mythology#medieval#halloween#pliny#historypodcastspic.twitter.com/2MOeWhhvAE
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I remember first getting into
#CraftBeer & trying forever to get my hands on a#Pliny! Now, just a drive downtown &
Thanks @RussianRiverBC for expanding distribution to#CentralCali!pic.twitter.com/x5VbcdzzR3
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“It is a hard thing to give novelty to ancient things…” Res ardua vetustis novitatem dare…
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“It is madness that some have wrangled with the measure of the world in their minds and dared to publish it…” furor est mensuram eius animo quosdam agitasse atque prodere ausos
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Tired of everybody drinking good without me
I’m digging in!!!#Craftbeer#pliny#respectyourelder thanks@RussianRiverBC you da bestpic.twitter.com/D1m84GkT6O
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So nice to be able to pick these up in The #209! Thanks
#TheMarketModesto &@RussianRiverBC for The Central Cali distribution!#Beer#Pliny#BlindPigpic.twitter.com/gxtZbjrPj4
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Pliny's "Historia Naturalis" (1469), one of the first printed manuscripts and the first published natural history book.
