Pliny the Elder
Encyclopedias remained on earth for 2000 years. The oldest is Naturalis Historia written by Pliny the Elder in Roman times. It is spread over 37 sections covering art and design of the structure, natural history, medicine, geography, geology and other facets that were found with him. The data have been compiled from 2,000 works from 200 different authors, but was not able to read the entries. It was published in the year 77-79. Previously, the works of Marcus Terentius Varro were already there, but they are lost in time.
