1.36 Psa

PSA 1.36: Pliny the Elder, Natural History Gaius Plinius, also known as Pliny the Elder was a very influential person in the Greek society. He was a soldier, a lawyer, and a civil administration, and also one of the greatest scholars Rome ever saw in his time. Most of his work resulted in 7 essential encyclopedias, but one of the most important ones was the Natural History works, which was completed in the year 77, 2 years before he died. The Natural History discussed many natural phenomena in many fields of study such as astronomy, botany, geography and many others. The Natural History soon became the most sorted for book in Rome that medieval scholars used to seek answers. The Natural History sources provided insight on how the Romans viewed the world. The Most known work of Gaius, the Natural History highlighted many courses of study and also highlighted some points in our AP World history course themes. The first example of our themes is the travel to the land of the Seres, this particular example talks about the interactions between humans and the environment, specifically migration because it was through the travel that the Roman Empire came to be. Another example is the trade with India, which talks about the exchange of goods and how their sold after they were brought back to Rome, this is an example of Creation, expansion and interaction of economic system and specifically trade and commerce, the Romans weren’t very productive in agriculture until they expanded their territory and started growing cash crop they could trade in with other colonies. Another example would be the Natural History encyclopedia written by Gaius, this invention highlights the developments and interaction of cultures and specifically science and technology, because it was through his contribution that many doctrines were made possible to comprehend better. Philosophers back then were the most sorted people and most Roman philosophers such Gaius worked to prove theories and