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MURPHY, T., Pliny the Elder's Natural History. The Empire in the Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press, 2004. 244p. Hardback. Murphy takes a provocative new approach as he concentrates on ethnography and geography in Pliny. Murphy argues persuasively that reference works are a kind of institutional knowledge, and that military, political, and commercial power of Rome provided subject matter for Pliny.... Highly recommended. Choice (Publisher's information). € 288.74 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199262885