
On Agriculture
by Varro
Title:
On Agriculture
Author:
Varro
Series (if any):
Loeb Classical Library
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
576 pages, Indexes
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674993136
EAN:
9780674993136
Publication Date:
01/01/1934
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
524
Dimensions (mm):
117 x 164 x 30
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Cato's second century BC De agricultura is our earliest complete Latin prose text, recommends farming for its security and profitability, and advises on management of labor and resources. Varro's De re rustica is not a practical treatise but instruction, in dialogue form, about agricultural life meant for prosperous country gentlemen.






















