Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman
agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise
most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated
into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other languages.
Later, Palladius fell into neglect as the Renaissance preferred
more classical authors (Cato, Varro, Columella) and although he was
translated into English about 200 years ago (not entirely
satisfactorily) his achievements are little known. Palladius is
therefore an important guide to agricultural practice at the end of
the Empire, and his significance is redoubled because of the
sources he relied upon, including Gargilius Martialis, a major text
which has not come down to us. Palladius wrote from personal
experience of several parts of the Empire; his style is concise and
his methods less elaborate than, for instance, Columella's. John
Fitch's translation is based on the Rodgers edition of the Latin.
This means it includes Book 14, on veterinary medicine, which was
not discovered until the 20th century. He provides an introduction
placing the work in context; some explicatory drawings, for
instance of a reaping machine described by Palladius, and of a
wine-pressing room; footnotes elucidating the text itself; and a
full index. As the authoritative Latin edition is still available,
there is no parallel Latin text in this version.John G. Fitch is
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies,
the University of Victoria, British Columbia. His research and
publications have been much concerned with the work of Seneca,
however his interest in Palladius was stimulated by his own life as
a small farmer (sheep and fruit trees) on the island of Victoria in
Canada.
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