Res rustica

work by Varro

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The Res rustica is a work by Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman scholar and satirist. Written in three sections, it offers practical instruction on general agriculture and animal husbandry, aiming to foster a love for rural life. Varro's work is noted for its organization, a characteristic that distinguished it from earlier agricultural writings.12

While Varro's Res rustica is the only complete work by him to survive, Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, another Roman writer, also wrote extensively on agriculture and country life in his De re rustica.31

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…work to survive is the Res rustica (“Farm Topics”), a three-section work of practical instruction in general agriculture and animal husbandry, written to foster a love of rural life.
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…work to survive is the Res rustica (“Farm Topics”), a three-section work of practical instruction in general agriculture and animal husbandry, written to foster a love of rural life.
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