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Relief depicting a Gallo-Roman harvester. Roman agriculture describes the farming practices of ancient Rome, during a period of over 1000 years.From humble beginnings, the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) expanded to rule much of Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East and thus comprised many agricultural environments of which the Mediterranean climate ...
In ancient Roman religion, agricultural deities were thought to care for every aspect of growing, harvesting, and storing crops. Preeminent among these are such major deities as Ceres and Saturn , but a large number of the many Roman deities known by name either supported farming or were devoted solely to a specific agricultural function.
Agriculture in ancient Rome; Agro-town – Town whose workforce's main occupation is agriculture; Encomienda – Spanish labour system in its colonies; Encomiendas in Peru; Latifundio–minifundio land tenure structure – A concept in the social sciences describing the civil organization of latin america; Plantation – Farm for cash crops
Agriculture and industry, such as milling and mining, relied on the exploitation of slaves. Outside Italy, slaves were on average an estimated 10 to 20% of the population, sparse in Roman Egypt but more concentrated in some Greek areas.
The Italian economy flourished: agriculture, handicraft and industry had noticeable growth, allowing the export of goods to the provinces. [17] The Italian population may have grown as well: three censuses were ordered by Augustus, in his role as Roman censor, in order to record the number of Roman citizens throughout the empire.
The Roman Campagna (Italian: Campagna romana) is a low-lying area surrounding Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, with an area of approximately 2,100 square kilometres (810 sq mi). It is bordered by the Tolfa and Sabatini mountains to the north, the Alban Hills to the southeast, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the southwest.
De agri cultura (XV sec., Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, pluteo 51.2). De agri cultura [a] ([deː ˈaɡriː kʊlˈtuːraː]), also known as On Farming or On Agriculture, is a treatise on Roman agriculture by Cato the Elder.
The museum from the outside. The museum was designed by the architects Pietro Ascheri, D. Bernardini and Cesare Pascoletti [1] (1939–1941). Its 59 sections [2] illustrate the history of Roman civilization from its origins to the 4th century, with models and reproductions, as well as original material.