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Columella

Also known as Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, Lucius Columella, Lucius Kolumella, Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella, L. Iunius Moderatus Columella

Roman writer on agriculture

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Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella was a male writer and poet from Ancient Rome. Born in Cádiz in 4 AD, he served as a military tribune in the Imperial Roman army, specifically within the Legio VI Ferrata. He belonged to the Junia gens and wrote in Latin. His active period, or floruit, is noted as 100.

Columella produced numerous works, with counts ranging from 5 to 63 depending on the source. Notable titles include *De cultura hortorum libri xi*, *Traité d'agronomie*, and *Of husbandry*. He is referenced by 509 other encyclopedia articles and described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

He died in Taranto in 70 AD. A quote attributed to him states, "Oculos et vestigia domini, res agro saluberrimas, facilius admittit."

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Person · Open Library

Works: 63

Top works

Lvtio Givnio Moderato Colvmella De l'agricoltvra
Traité d'agronomie
Of husbandry
De cultura hortorum libri xi
De cultura hortorum liber xi

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

De Re Rustica
· 2010 · cited 36x
On Agriculture
· 1941 · cited 35x
Extradural haematoma at the vertex.
· 1968 · cited 23x
Angiography in Traumatic Cerebral Lacerations with Special Regard to Some Less Common Aspects
· 1963 · cited 20x
Arteriography in diseases of bone
· 1951 · cited 12x

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Quotes

“Oculos et vestigia domini, res agro saluberrimas, facilius admittit.”

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Key facts

Born: 4 AD, Gades , Hispania Baetica
Died: c. 70 AD
Citizenship: Roman
Notable works: De re rustica

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Cádiz
Place of death: Taranto
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Latin
Military branch: Imperial Roman army
Military rank: military tribune
Image: Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella.jpg

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Commons category: Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella
date of birth: 0004-01-01
date of death: 0070-01-01
time period: Roman Empire
Commons Creator page: Columella
gens: Junia gens
writing language: Latin
military unit: Legio VI Ferrata
floruit: 0100-00-00
P8168: Nike Bent

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Columella, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Columella De re rustica

Columella De agricultura

Libri De Re Rvstica :

Libri De Re Rvstica /

De Re Rvstica Libri XII.

L. Ivnii Moderati Colvmellae De Re Rvstica Libri XII., Eiusdem de Arboribus liber separatus ab alijs

De Re Rvstica: M. Catonis Liber I., M. Terentij Varronis Lib. III., Palladij Lib. XIIII., L. Iunij Moderati Columellae Lib. XIII. Priscarvm uocum in libris de re rustica enarrationes, per Georgium Alexandrinum. Philippi Beroal. in lib. XIII Columellae annotationes. Aldus de dierum generibus, simul'q[ue] de umbris & horis, quae apud Palladium :

Lutio Giunio Moderato Columella De l'agricoltura libri XII, Trattato de gli alberi

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Encyclopedic overview

Statue of Columella, holding a sickle and an ox-yoke, in the Plaza de las Flores, Cádiz Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (/ˌkɒljəˈmɛlə/) was a Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.

His De re rustica in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and cuisine, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, De arboribus, is usually attributed to him.

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