{"product_id":"pliny-the-elders-natural-history-trevor-murphy-9780199262885","title":"Pliny the Elder's Natural History: The Empire in the Encyclopedia","description":"Pliny the Elder's \u003cem\u003eNatural History\u003c\/em\u003e, from first-century Rome, is the most important surviving encyclopedia of the ancient world. As a guide to the cultural meanings of everyday things in ancient Rome it is unparalleled. Concentrating on Pliny's accounts of foreign lands and peoples, monsters, and barbarians, Trevor Murphy demonstrates the political significance of this reference book as a monument to the power of Roman imperial society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199262888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199262885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.86h x 5.56w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 1076","brand":"Trevor Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946304962815,"sku":"9780199262885","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5d33033b-64e9-4384-80b8-76060b6367b6.jpg?v=1681512447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pliny-the-elders-natural-history-trevor-murphy-9780199262885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}