What did Pliny the Elder primarily investigate in the field?
Natural phenomena
Military tactics
Political systems
Economic systems
Answer
Natural phenomena were Pliny the Elder's main area of study. He was a Roman author and naturalist who lived in the 1st century CE. His most famous work is the Natural History, a 37-volume encyclopedia that covers a wide range of topics, including astronomy, geography, zoology, botany, and mineralogy. Pliny's work is a valuable source of information about the natural world as it was understood in the Roman Empire.
Decoding Pliny the Elder: A Journey Through Ancient Rome's Intellectual Legacy
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