Were the Romans insane? In this video, we read some passages from Pliny the Elder's "Natural History" to find out.

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Sources

[1] Pliny the Elder. The Natural History. Translated by John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., and H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A., Taylor and Francis, 1855. Accessed through the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...

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