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Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome by Annalisa Marzano (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009100661

ISBN-139781009100663

eBay Product ID (ePID)18057254304

Product Key Features

Number of Pages380 Pages

Publication NamePlants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAncient / General, Agriculture / General

Publication Year2022

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorAnnalisa Marzano

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-011486

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220526

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal635.9/5145632

Table Of Content1. Roman gardens, representation and politics; 2. Aboriculture, 'Botanical Imperialism' and plants on the move; 3. The Augustan 'Horticultural Revolution'; 4. Grafting glory; 5. Of peaches and peach trees; 6. Campania and Cisalpine Gaul: Developments in commercial arboriculture; 7. Plant dispersal and provincial agriculture: The Iberian peninsula and Gaul; 8. Viticulture versus arboriculture: A matter of choice.

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisThe book investigates the cultural and political dimension of Roman arboriculture and the associated movement of plants from one corner of the empire to the other. It uses the convergent perspectives offered by textual and archaeological sources to sketch a picture of large-scale arboriculture as a phenomenon primarily driven by elite activity and imperialism. Arboriculture had a clear cultural role in the Roman world: it was used to construct the public persona of many elite Romans, with the introduction of new plants from far away regions or the development of new cultivars contributing to the elite competitive display. Exotic plants from conquered regions were also displayed as trophies in military triumphs, making plants an element of the language of imperialism. Annalisa Marzano argues that the Augustan era was a key moment for the development of arboriculture and identifies colonists and soldiers as important agents contributing to plant dispersal and diversity., The first comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment of Roman arboriculture and the movement of plants from one corner of the empire to the other. Incorporates historical, textual and archaeobotanical data, making this material more widely accessible, and highlights the extent to which arboriculture was a cultural and political phenomenon.

LC Classification NumberSB435.6.R66M37 2023