Analysing the boundaries of the ancient Roman garden : (re)framing the hortus

1. Verfasser: Austen, Victoria , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xii, 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Ancient environments
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: Defining garden space
  • Setting the framework
  • Who has the time? Virgil, Columella and hortus poetry
  • Augustus' garden room? Re-framing the Ara Pacis Augustae
  • Distinguit et Miscet: framing Roman villa gardens
  • Conclusion: Seneca's Thyestes and the anti-garden.