Columella (first century CE) included Cato and Varro among many sources for On Agriculture, but his personal experience was paramount. Written in prose except for the hexameters on horticulture of Book 10, the work is richly informative about country life in first century CE Italy.
Columella (first century CE) included Cato and Varro among many sources for On Agriculture, but his personal experience was paramount. Written in pros...
