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102. Ancient Letters

Undeceptions with John Dickson

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The Physicality of Pliny's Letters

We have over 100 letters from this Roman governor of Pontus and Bithynia. They're a gold mine of random bits and pieces about politics, geography,. economics, love, disease and even hunting. In one of his letters, Pliny tells a friend he takes books and notepads on hunting trips because when he's bored waiting for the animal to show up., he jots down his thoughts on various projects.

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