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 | |
| 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]