Palladius (writer)
Palladius Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus ( Palladius for short ) was a Roman specialist writer. He probably lived in the 5th century.
Opus agriculturae
The Opus agriculturae (also called De re rustica ) has survived from Palladius , a representation of agriculture in 14 books and a didactic poem. The first book contains general instructions. In books 2–13 the author describes in detail the typical work on a Roman farm for each month of the year. Book 14, which was discovered by Josef Svnung in 1925 and edited in 1926, is about veterinary medicine . The didactic poem gives instructions on tree refinement (Carmen de insitione) in metric form (distiches). Typical of Palladius is the restriction to practical instructions.
Text editions and translations
- Kai Brodersen (Ed.): Palladius: The Peasant Year ( Tusculum Collection ). De Gruyter, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-044013-3 (Latin text and translation)
literature
- Hannelore Rex: The Latin agricultural literature from the beginnings to the early modern period. Dissertation, University of Wuppertal 2001 ( PDF; 1.3 MB ).
- Marco Johannes Bartoldus: Palladius Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus. World and value of late Roman agriculture. 2nd Edition. Wißner, Augsburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-89639-875-8 .
- Marco Johannes Bartoldus: The late antique agricultural writer, civil servant and Bishop Palladius and his country estates near Neapolis in Sardinia. In: Paola Ruggieri (ed.): L'Africa Romana XX. Momenti di continuità e rottura: bilancio di trent'anni di convegni L'Africa romana. Rome 2015, ISBN 978-88-430-7400-6 , pp. 1311-1321.
Web links
- Literature by and about Palladius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Full text of Opus agriculturae (based on the outdated edition by Johann Christian Schmitt, 1898)
Footnotes
- ^ Marco Johannes Bartoldus: Palladius Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus. World and value of late Roman agriculture. 2nd Edition. Wißner, Augsburg 2014, pp. 15–36.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palladius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |