Once there was a very smart man who lived in Ancient Rome. He wrote a book called Naturalis Historia and for the next 1400 years, it was the best book ever. Everyone had a copy, read it, and referred to it. Why? Because it contained everything ever known about the whole world. And who doesn’t want that on their shelf?

But just how good was it, and how much did Pliny the Elder really know? Was he the authority on everything? Or was he just a second rate collector of information who got lucky? We’re glad you asked, let’s find out in this episode of GM Word of the Week.

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This episode was Written, Researched, and Produced by Brian Casey.

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