Pliny and the Environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23716845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John F Healy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 371-379 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Pliny the Elder on science and technology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198146872.003.0019 |
| OpenAlex | W4388379216 |
| ISBN | 9780198146872 |
| Language | EN |
It has often been claimed—but more often implied—that Pliny’s moral diatribe against luxury is the result of an uncontrolled, spontaneous outburst, reflecting little more than the declamations against luxury he had learnt in the Schools.
Aesthetics · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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