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The Roman Ethnozoological Tradition: Identifying Exotic Animals In Pliny's Natural History, Benjamin Moser
The Roman Ethnozoological Tradition: Identifying Exotic Animals In Pliny's Natural History, Benjamin Moser
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Only recently has Pliny’s Natural History garnered favourable reception, as scholarship has expanded from Quellenforschung and the comparisons to modern biological understanding to a more balanced approach. Continuing with this perspective, I seek to appreciate both the Natural History on its own merit, free of modern scientific scrutiny, and Pliny as a participating author in the work beyond the previously stigmatized compiler or unknown perspective. I address the question of the Natural History’s position within the ancient zoological tradition, examining the Aristotelian influence on Pliny. I investigate three case studies: the haliaëtus and its (non-)genus; the relationship …