Mentioned by Pliny the Elder

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WHS that feature in the encyclopedia of Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23 - August 25, AD 79): Naturalis Historia

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Meroe
Meroe
Sudan
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Chapter 10, River Nile: "When Making The Circuit Of Meroe ..." (He Thought It Was An Island)
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Teide National Park
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The Oldest Known Mention Of Mt. Teide Is From The 1st Century A.D., By The Roman Naturalist Pliny The Elder: This Terse Description Is Of The Island Of Ninguaria (Tenerife) Centres On Mt. Teide, Although He Does Not Give It A Specific Toponym: "From Here One Can See Ninguaria, Covered With Clouds, Who Was Given This Name For Its Perpetual Snow" (Nom File)
Carthage
Carthage
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1979
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Chapter 6: Great Carthage
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Cyrene
Cyrene
Libya
Inscribed: 1982
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Chapter 6: Libya Mareotis; "It Is 525 Miles By Land From Cyrene To Alexandria"
Las Medulas
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During His Stay In Hispania He Became Familiar With The Agriculture And Especially The Gold Mines Of The North And West Of The Country. His Descriptions Of The Various Methods Of Mining Appear To Be Eye-Witness Judging By The Discussion Of Gold Mining Methods In His Natural History. He Might Have Visited The Mine Excavated At Las Medulas. (Wiki)
Danube Limes
Danube Limes
Austria, Germany, Slovakia
Inscribed: 2021
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Carnuntum (Id No 31): Book Xxxvii. The Natural History Of Precious Stones. Chapter 11: "From Carnuntum In Pannonia, To The Coasts Of Germany From Which The Amber Is Brought, Is A Distance Of About Six Hundred Miles, A Fact Which Has Been Only Very Recently Ascertained (...)"
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Mount Athos
Inscribed: 1988
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Pliny The Elder Stated In 77ad That The Inhabitants Of Mount Athos Could "Live To Their Four Hundredth Year" Due To The Fact That They Eat The Skin Of Vipers. (Wiki)
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Lower German Limes
Lower German Limes
Germany, Netherlands
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Gelduba (Krefeld-Gellep) Is Mentioned In Pliny's Naturalis Historia
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