by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
Food plants In ancient times, plants were mainly grown close to where they were consumed. Every villa had a vegetable garden and orchard, which provided the inhabitants with most of their vegetables and fruit. Pliny the Elder tells us about food plants, which are...
by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
years ago? Many Latin authors who have written on the subject reveal the secrets of gardeners… but not only that. Archaeology can shed new light, despite the scarcity of traces. In order to reconstruct a natural environment – landscape or garden –...
by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
Illustration: A vegetable garden © D. Caryn A productive garden requires the utmost care in regards to the soil: preparation is an essential step. This is done with a plough or with hand tools (hoe, two-tine forks or spade). However, the Latin authors warned against...
by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
Aromatic plants are used to enhance the flavour of raw or cooked foods, and sometimes also to improve certain meats or drinks that have matured or even spoiled. They are used on their own or usually in a mixture. Reading the recipe book of Apicius, a Roman gastronome...
by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
The lararia is a structure used as a private place of worship. The Gallo-Romans, under the supervision of the Pater familias (the father of the family), prayed there to the household deities: Lares, Genius and Penates. Little is known about these deities, as ancient...
by Maelyn Draguet | Feb 13, 2024 | Non classé
Lion-fountain in the main courtyard of the Gallo-Roman villa at Anthée (1st-) 2nd century PCN Pierre d’Euville (Meuse, France 76cm – W. 84cm – D. 35cm Namur Archaeological Museum Property of the Société archéologique de Namur Classified on 9 June...
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