Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome

Annalisa Marzano

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Annalisa Marzano, Università di Bologna

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: October 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781009121958
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009121958

Subjects:: Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Archaeology, Archaeology

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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.

‘When is a tree not a tree? When Annalisa Marzano offers her vibrant and perceptive study of the cultural and political dimension of Roman arboriculture, exploring the movement of plants from one part of the empire to another as a way to understand key aspects of Roman imperialism, culture and identity. …Marzano brilliantly combines technical knowledge and historical insights to deliver a unique study of the era of the principate of Emperor Augustus and beyond.’

Rhiannon Ash Source: History Today

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Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome
pp i-ii

Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Figures
pp ix-x

Tables
pp xi-xi

Acknowledgments
pp xii-xiii

Abbreviations
pp xiv-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-16

Chapter 1 - Roman Gardens, Representation, and Politics
pp 17-49

Chapter 2 - Arboriculture, ‘Botanical Imperialism’, and Plants on the Move
pp 50-87

Chapter 3 - The Augustan ‘Horticultural Revolution’
pp 88-129

Chapter 4 - Grafting Glory
pp 130-176

Chapter 5 - Of Peaches and Peach Trees
pp 177-197

Chapter 6 - Campania and Cisalpine Gaul:
pp 198-232

Chapter 7 - Plant Dispersal and Provincial Agriculture
pp 233-275

Chapter 8 - Viticulture versus Arboriculture
pp 276-297

Conclusions
pp 298-308

Bibliography
pp 309-343

Index
pp 344-360

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