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Columella
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(Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella) (k l´´y m l´ ) (KEY) , fl. 1st cent. A.D., Latin writer on agriculture, b. Gades (now Cádiz), Spain. Of his work there remains the 12-volume De re rustica, treating general husbandry, the care of domestic animals, and farm management. The 10th book, modeled on Vergil, is in hexameters. A short essay on trees also survives. Columella’s Latin is facile and elegant, and his information is surprisingly practical and accurate
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