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Trees in Ancient Rome
Author | : Andrew Fox |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Trees |
ISBN | : 1350237833 |
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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.
Trees in Ancient Rome
Author | : Andrew Fox |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2023-07-13 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781350237827 |
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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.
Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Author | : Russell Meiggs |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105040569803 |
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This is the first comprehensive study of timber supply and demand in the Near East and the world of ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing from a wide range of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, Meiggs traces changing patterns in their historical setting, and examines the timber requirements of fleets and armies, building, agriculture, and sculpture and furniture. He also draws a tentative outline of the structure of the timber trade, with special emphasis on transport, and determines that the part played by Greece and Rome in deforestation has been greatly exaggerated.
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
Author | : Lesley Adkins,Roy A. Adkins |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0195123328 |
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This handy reference provides full access to the 1,200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D., including information on art, literature, law, and engineering. 150 illustrations.
Reviving Roman Religion
Author | : Ailsa Hunt |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107153547 |
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Argues that thinking about sacred trees in Roman culture forces us to rethink how we understand Roman religion.
Plants Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome
Author | : Annalisa Marzano |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2022-10-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781009302265 |
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The 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.
Plants Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome
Author | : Annalisa Marzano |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 1009113968 |
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"The 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"--
Ancient Rome as a Museum
Author | : Steven Rutledge |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780199573233 |
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Ancient Rome as a Museum considers how cultural objects from the Roman Empire came to reflect, construct, and challenge Roman perceptions of power and identity. Rutledge argues that Roman cultural values are indicated in part by what sort of materials Romans deemed worthy of display and how they chose to display, view, and preserve them.