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In Our Time - Pliny's Natural History - BBC Sounds

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Pliny's Natural HistoryPliny's Natural History

Released On: 08 Jul 2010

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny's Natural History, one of the first encyclopedias.

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