Pliny the Elder: The Quiz Show

This episode is a deep dive into the mind of Roman naturalist (among other things), Pliny the Elder. He compiled the first encyclopedia, which was epically long, and chock-full of really wrong, really ridiculous "facts." Play along with us at home, and take your best shot at guessing what exactly you should do to treat a snakebite or cure your headache. And this episode we have our very first, very special, guest stars!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/teach-me-something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.