History

Please read: Lindberg, 133-159, and Mary Beagon, The Elder Pliny on the Human Animal: Natural History, Book 7 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp 1-39; available on the Hagerty Library catalogue at: http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy2.library.drexel.edu/lib/drexel/detail.action?docID=10271422 (You may need to copy the URL into your browser.)

Then discuss: Read (skim) pages 1-39 of Beagon’s work, and then select a passage/entry from Pliny’s seventh book to discuss--Open the Chapter called "Translation" to access Pliny's work. State the number of the passage and then tell me:

a) what Pliny discusses in it, and

b) how it reflects the state of knowledge or science in the early Roman period.

c) Be sure to read the Beagon’s commentary on the passage for help with this.