9 events with tag "Pliny"
200 BC
ID: 5386
Celts invent wheeled reaper - Pliny describes Celtic vallus harvesting machine pushed by oxen, not reinvented until 1800s
ID: 5386
150 BC
ID: 5387
Celts invent soap - Pliny credits Gauls with soap making from tallow and ash, exported to Rome for hair dyeing
ID: 5387
77
ID: 4197
Pliny records Ethiopian dragons - describes 20-cubit dragons that attack elephants, strangle them with coils (Natural History)
ID: 4197
77
ID: 5330
Pliny describes Spanish mining - Elder Pliny records 20,000 pounds gold annually from northwest Spain, environmental destruction
ID: 5330
77
ID: 5432
Pliny catalogs 91 wine varieties - Natural History describes wine regions, vintages, production methods, medical uses
ID: 5432
79
ID: 5935
August 24, 79
Pliny the Elder launches rescue mission - commands Roman fleet at Misenum, sails toward eruption to save friends and observe phenomenon
ID: 5935
79
ID: 5938
August 24, 79
Pliny the Elder reaches Stabiae - dines calmly with friends, takes bath, sleeps despite falling pumice, trapped by contrary winds
ID: 5938
79
ID: 5940
August 25, 79
Death of Pliny the Elder - morning, attempts escape, collapses on beach from volcanic gases (had asthma), dies at 56, body recovered intact
ID: 5940
110
ID: 4130
Pliny writes to Trajan about Christians - governor asks how to handle Christians, Trajan says don't seek them out but punish if accused
ID: 4130