Author of "Historia naturalis" Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, January 16, 1997 · 50-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, January 16, 1997.
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Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
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