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Pliny The Elder

Articles tagged Pliny The Elder.

Laocoon and his sons attacked by serpents in the Hellenistic marble sculpture discovered 1506

Laocoön Sculpture: Discovery, Meaning, and Fame

Nov 13, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Laocoön Sculpture the Laocoon sculpture shows a Trojan priest and sons battling serpents, discovered in Rome in 1506 and praised since antiquity.

7 Ancient Roman Medical Beliefs That Seem Absurd Today

7 Ancient Roman Medical Beliefs That Seem Absurd Today

Oct 23, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Romans drank gladiator blood for epilepsy and used mouse droppings for kidney stones. These 7 medical practices would get a doctor fired today.

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