About this book
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious stones. The book became a model for later encyclopaedias and gives a fascinating overview of the state of scientific knowledge almost 2000 years ago. This version of the Natural History (or, the "Pliny") has been adapted for a younger audience. This third volume contains Book V (Domestic Animals) and Book VI (The Natural History of Fishes) out of a total of 9 books. - Summary by Foon
Chapters (28)
1Bk. 5 Ch. 1 - The Dog: Examples of its Attachment to its Master
2Bk. 5 Ch. 2 - The Horse
3Bk. 5 Ch. 3 - The Ox
4Bk. 5 Ch. 4 - The Egyptian Apis
5Bk. 5 Ch. 5 - Sheep and their Wool
6Bk. 5 Ch. 6 - Different Kinds of Cloths
7Bk. 5 Ch. 7 - Goats
8Bk. 6 Ch. 1 - Why the Largest Animals are Found in the Sea
9Bk. 6 Ch. 2 - The Forms of the Tritons and Nereids
10Bk. 6 Ch. 3 - The Balæna and the Orca
11Bk. 6 Ch. 4 - Dolphins
12Bk. 6 Ch. 5 - The Various Kinds of Turtles
13Bk. 6 Ch. 6 - Distribution of Aquatic Animals into Various Species
14Bk. 6 Ch. 7 - Fishes Valued for the Table
15Bk. 6 Ch. 8 - Peculiar Fishes
16Bk. 6 Ch. 9 - Bloodless Fishes
17Bk. 6 Ch. 10 - Various Kinds of Shell-Fish
18Bk. 6 Ch. 11 - Pearls
19Bk. 6 Ch. 12 - The Nature of the Murex and the Purple
20Bk. 6 Ch. 13 - Bodies which have a Third Nature, that of the Animal and Vegetable Combined
21Bk. 6 Ch. 14 - The Shark
22Bk. 6 Ch. 15 - Oyster-Beds, and Fish-Preserves
23Bk. 6 Ch. 16 - Land-Fishes
24Bk. 6 Ch. 17 - How the Fish Called the Anthias is Taken
25Bk. 6 Ch. 18 - The Echeneis and the Torpedo
26Bk. 6 Ch. 19 - The Instincts and Peculiarities of Fishes
27Bk. 6 Ch. 20 - Coral
28Bk. 6 Ch. 21 - The Various Kinds of Oysters
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