Gargilius Martialis: The Agricultural Fragments

(Part of the Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Series)

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In the third century CE, the North African polymath, soldier, and provincial official Q. Gargilius Martialis (died 260) wrote a treatise on the cultivation and medical use of fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The agricultural part of this work survives in a fragmentary state in a single manuscript. Despite this impediment, the agricultural writings are noteworthy for the clear marks both of their meticulous research and of the application of independent...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1108499899

ISBN13:9781108499897

Release Date:April 2020

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:402 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 8.6"

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Gargilius Martialis: The Agricultural Fragments

(Part of the Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Series)

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