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Trees in Ancient Rome

- Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate
Af: Dr Andrew Fox Engelsk Paperback

Trees in Ancient Rome

- Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate
Af: Dr Andrew Fox Engelsk Paperback
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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.

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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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9781350237841
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1350237841
Kategori: Ancient Rome
Udg. Dato: 20 feb 2025
Længde: 13mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 20 feb 2025
Forfatter(e): Dr Andrew Fox
Forfatter(e) Dr Andrew Fox


Kategori Ancient Rome


ISBN-13 9781350237841


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 208


Udgave


Længde 13mm


Bredde 234mm


Højde 155mm


Udg. Dato 20 feb 2025


Oplagsdato 20 feb 2025


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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