Andrew Fox

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Trees in Ancient Rome: Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early PrincipateHardcover, 10 August 2023

Trees in Ancient Rome: Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate
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Part of Series
Ancient Environments
Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Date Published
10 Aug 2023
ISBN-10
1350237809
ISBN-13
9781350237803

Description

Focusing on the transitional period of the late Republic to the early Principate, Trees in Ancient Rome offers a sustained examination of the deployment of trees in the ancient city, exploring not only the practicalities of their cultivation, but also their symbolic value. The Ruminal fig tree sheltered the she-wolf as she nursed Romulus and Remus and year's later Rome was founded between two groves. As the city grew, neighbourhoods bore the names of groves and hills were known by the trees which grew atop them. From the 1st century BCE, triumphs included trees among their spoils and Rome's green cityscape grew, as did the challenges of finding room for trees within the congested city.

This volume begins with an examination of the role of trees as repositories of human memory, lasting for several generations. It goes on to untangle the import of trees, and their role in the triumphal procession, before closing with a discussion of how trees could be grown in Rome's urban spaces. Drawing on a combination of literary, visual and archaeological sources, it reveals the rich variety of trees in evidence, and explores how they impacted, and were used to impact, life in the ancient city.

Product Details

Author:
Andrew Fox
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 August 2023
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
1350237809
ISBN-13:
9781350237803
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
208
Weight:
453.59 gm

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