Gargilius Martialis: The Agricultural Fragments

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"