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Sempervivum Sampler. The name of this genus was derived by Pliny from semper vivo and means, literally, live forever. Although each leafy rosette dies after flowering, there always seems to be an abundance of new offsets the "chicks" to take its place. I enjoy, love growing them!! Succulent Gardening, Cactus, Gardening, Terrarium, Deer Resistant Plants, Planting Succulents, Hardy Perennials, Succulents Garden, Cacti And Succulents
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Sempervivum Sampler. The name of this genus was derived by Pliny from semper vivo and means, literally, live forever. Although each leafy rosette dies after flowering, there always seems to be an abundance of new offsets the "chicks" to take its place. I enjoy, love growing them!!
4.) Ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand; Pliny the Elder started the rumor in one of the first Encyclopedias. Animals, Bodrum, Bird, Bury Fc, Pet Birds, Critter, Ostrich, Animal Facts, Birds
4.) Ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand; Pliny the Elder started the rumor in one of the first Encyclopedias.
"Bees are afraid of smoke and are excited by noise. Each has its own duty: guarding the food supply, watching for rain, collecting dew to make honey, and making wax from flowers..." Pliny The Elder Some very peculiar ideas from the past about bees at the Medieval Bestiary http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast260.htm Middle Ages, Art, Medieval Paintings, Medieval Art, Medieval, Ancient, Illuminated Manuscript, Artist, Beast
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"Bees are afraid of smoke and are excited by noise. Each has its own duty: guarding the food supply, watching for rain, collecting dew to make honey, and making wax from flowers..." Pliny The Elder Some very peculiar ideas from the past about bees at the Medieval Bestiary http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast260.htm
Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea? Balanophagy—the practice of eating acorns from the oak and tan oak genuses, Quercus andNotholithocarpus, has played an important part in the diets of many cultures around the world. In fact, the Roman natural philosopher, Pliny the Elder, regarded the sacred oak as the “tree which first produced food for mortal man.” Roman, Nature, Natural Disasters, Eating Acorns, Foraging, Acorn, Sacred Oaks, Scientific American, Harvest
Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea?
Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea? Balanophagy—the practice of eating acorns from the oak and tan oak genuses, Quercus andNotholithocarpus, has played an important part in the diets of many cultures around the world. In fact, the Roman natural philosopher, Pliny the Elder, regarded the sacred oak as the “tree which first produced food for mortal man.”
Ammonite Necklace ♥ Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") because the Egyptian god Ammon (Amun) was typically depicted wearing ram's horns. #necklace #ammonite Bracelets, Jewellery, Steampunk, Horns, Ammonite, Pliny The Elder, Deviantart, Pendants, Alex And Ani Charm Bracelet
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Ammonite Necklace ♥ Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") because the Egyptian god Ammon (Amun) was typically depicted wearing ram's horns. #necklace #ammonite
Winged rabbit. Roman naturalist-scholar Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), documented it in his massive treatise Naturalis Historia - in which he claimed that it inhabited the lofty mountain peaks of the Alps. Fantasy Creatures, Dragons, Creatures, Mythical Creatures, Mythological Creatures, Chimera, Medieval Artwork
Winged rabbit. Roman naturalist-scholar Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), documented it in his massive treatise Naturalis Historia - in which he claimed that it inhabited the lofty mountain peaks of the Alps.
Pliny the Elder | Natural History, Book 10, 50: "There is a bird of Arabia called the cinnamolgus which makes its nest out of cinnamon twigs; the people of that country knock the birds down with lead-weighted arrows, and use them for trade." | Bestiarius - Bestiary of Ann Walsh (15th c.) People, Miniature, Mandalas, Ancient Art, Ancient Myths, Mythical Birds, Ancient Drawings, Medieval Manuscript, Medieval World
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Pliny the Elder | Natural History, Book 10, 50: "There is a bird of Arabia called the cinnamolgus which makes its nest out of cinnamon twigs; the people of that country knock the birds down with lead-weighted arrows, and use them for trade." | Bestiarius - Bestiary of Ann Walsh (15th c.)