Cornelius Bocchus Explained
Lucius Cornelius Bocchus was a Lusitanian[1] from Roman Hispania who wrote about natural history. [2] Ancient authors mention his writings, which are otherwise lost. Pliny the Elder provides an excerpt from the chronicle of Cornelius Bocchus and mentions him as one of his sources.[3]
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Notes and References
- Book: João Luís Cardoso . Martin Almagro Gorbea. Lucius Cornelius Bocchus escritor lusitano da Idade de Prata da Literatura Latina. Real Academia de la Historia. 978-84-15069-36-2. 330–.
- Book: The Fragments of the Roman Historians. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-927705-6. 635–.
- Plin HN 37.24.5 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/978/1/2664/620-637