In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.

Scito enim conferentem auctores me deprehendisse a iuratissimis et proximis veteres transcriptos ad verbum neque nominatos.

Pliny the Elder

Naturalis Historia

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Plagiarism

Author

Pliny the Elder

Source

Naturalis Historia

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

Latin

Time

77 70s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Pliny the Elder. Historia Naturalis [Natural History]. 77 AD, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Pliny the Elder. Natural History: A Selection, translated by John F. Healy. Penguin Classics, 1991, bk. 1.

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