Columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella | |
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| Portrait of Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella from Jean de Tournes, Insignium aliquot virorum icones, Lyon, 1559 Portrait of Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella from Jean de Tournes, Insignium aliquot virorum icones, Lyon, 1559 | |
| Born | 4 AD Gades, Hispania Baetica |
| Died | c. 70 AD |
| Citizenship | Roman |
| Notable works | De re rustica |
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (4 – 70 AD) was a famous Roman writer on agriculture.[1] His De re rustica forms an important source on agriculture of Roman Empire. A genus of the Peruvian asterid Columellia was named in his honor.[2]