Portentous fantasies : Pliny's representation of the Magi in the Historia Naturalis
This study examines Pliny the Elder's representation of the Magi in the Historia Naturalis. It seeks to determine not only who the Magi were in Pliny's estimation but also how they were construed in the Roman popular imagination. The pronounced antagonism that Pliny demonstrates toward the...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31571 |