MDL-LIB-0022 / Edition or transcription
Sheep in the Roman world
First century CE
The document.
The passage from Columella cited in the opening Notebook article concerning Apulian and Tarentine sheep and an account of crossbreeding with rams from Africa.
Original title
De re rustica
Bibliographic reference
Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella, De re rustica, libro VII, capitolo 2. Riferimento all’opera antica; edizione di consultazione da specificare.
Consultation note
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In the Notebook
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