Columella

• Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (c. 4-70 CE) was a Roman writer who wrote a work on Roman Agriculture called Res Rustica.
• He was from Cadiz in Baetica.

Res Rustica

• ‘Agriculture’ in 12 volumes:
  1. Soil
  2. Vine Cultivation
  3. Fruit trees
  4. Olive trees
  5. Cattle, Horses, Mules
  6. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Donkeys, Dogs.
  7. Fish and Fowl
     • Book VII, Chapter VIII he describes how to make Roman Cheese.
  8. Wild animals and Bee-keeping
  9. Gardens
  10. Employees
  11. Calendars
  12. Household administration (Husbandry)

Cadiz