Trees in Ancient Rome
Trees in Ancient Rome
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Trees in Ancient Rome by Andrew Fox
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.
The Roman encyclopedist Pliny the Elder noted that trees were the source of more benefits to humankind than any other part or aspect of natureThis volume offers an in depth discussion of the fundamental importance of trees to the cultural fabric of ancient Rome. -- Annette Giesecke, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Andrew Fox is an Early Career Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Studies, and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. His research focuses on the role of nature in the urban environment of ancient Rome, combining literature, art, and archaeology to understand the city as a whole.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781350237803 |
| ISBN 10 | 1350237809 |
| Title | Trees in Ancient Rome |
| Author | Andrew Fox |
| Series | Ancient Environments |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2023-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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