Natural History Volume 4

Natural History Volume 4

Pliny the Elder

Episodes 39
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Dormant
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts from the Roman Empire, aiming to capture the breadth of ancient knowledge. Pliny draws on esteemed authorities and provides a detailed index, setting a benchmark for future encyclopedias. Covering both the organic domains of plants and animals and the inorganic world of minerals, this fourth volume spans books sixteen to twenty. Delve into Book 16 on forest trees, Book 17 about cultivated trees, Book 18 on grains, Book 19 focusing on flax and garden plants, and Book 20 which discusses remedies derived from these plants. Experience the richness of nature and its profound significance through Pliny’s insightful lens.

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039 - Book 20 Chapters 87-100Remedies made from mustard marrubium wild thyme linseed blite meum fennel hem

Mar 04, 2026 25m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

038 - Book 20 Chapters 74-86Remedies made from dill white and black poppy the wild poppy purslain coriande

Mar 03, 2026 30m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

037 - Book 20 Chapters 56-73Remedies made from nep cummin ammi caper lovage cunila bubula piperitis origan

Mar 02, 2026 28m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

036 - Book 20 Chapters 46-55Remedies made from olusatrum ocimum rocket nasturtium rue wild mint mint penny

Mar 01, 2026 29m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

035 - Book 20 Chapters 30-45Remedies made from cichorium seris the cabbage opinions of the Greeks cabbage-

Feb 28, 2026 25m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

034 - Book 20 Chapters 15-29Remedies made from the wild parsnip gingidion the skirret sile elecampane onio

Feb 27, 2026 25m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

033 - Book 20 Chapters 1-14Introduction remedies made from the wild cucumber elaterium anguine the cultiva

Feb 26, 2026 23m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

032 - Book 19 Chapters 53-62The poppy wild thyme the maladies of garden plants the proper method of wateri

Feb 26, 2026 16m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

031 - Book 19 Chapters 41-52Cabbages wild and cultivated asparagus thistles rue parsley mint olusatrum car

Feb 26, 2026 23m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

030 - Book 19 Chapters 32-40Varieties of the onion the leek garlic growth of plants the nature of the vari

Feb 26, 2026 29m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

029 - Book 19 Chapters 22-31Twenty different plants that grow in garden cucumbers gourds turnips radishes

Feb 26, 2026 28m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

028 - Book 19 Chapters 10-21The bulb eriophorus misy geranion maspetum magydaris the pleasures of the gard

Feb 26, 2026 24m Transcript

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

027 - Book 19 Chapters 1-9The nature of flax how flax is sown principal varieties of flax the mode of prep

Feb 26, 2026 24m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

026 - Book 18 Chapters 78-90Prognostic derived from the sun prognostics derived from the moon prognostics

Feb 26, 2026 20m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

025 - Book 18 Chapters 72-77The harvest the methods of storing corn the vintage the revolutions of the moo

Feb 26, 2026 31m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

024 - Book 18 Chapters 67-71Work for spring hay-making the summer solstice causes of sterility remedies ag

Feb 26, 2026 32m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

023 - Book 18 Chapters 54-66How to acertain the quality of seed how much grain requisite for a jugerum the

Feb 26, 2026 34m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

022 - Book 18 Chapters 46-53Crops sown in different soils cultivations by various nations various kinds of

Feb 26, 2026 19m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

021 - Book 18 Chapters 30-45Leguminous plants the bean the chick-peas the kidney-beans the rape the turnip

Feb 26, 2026 26m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

020 - Book 18 Chapters 18-29Barley arinca and other kinds of grain winter wheat wheat in Africa sesame the

Feb 26, 2026 25m

Explore the marvels of the natural world through Naturalis Historia, an incredible encyclopedia crafted by Pliny the Elder around AD 77-79. This monumental work is one of the largest surviving texts…

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