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.
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