Magic in Pliny the Elder revisited

Critical revision of information about the essence, history and content of ancient magic, which Pliny the Elder presents in Books 28 and 30 of his Natural History. Analysis of the reasons of general reconsideration of Pliny the Elder’s concept of magic.

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