Description: Explores the deployment of trees in Roman cities, from the late Republic to the early Principate.
Brief description: Andrew Fox is an Early Career Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Studies, and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. His research focuses on the role of nature in the urban environment of ancient Rome, combining literature, art, and archaeology to understand the city as a whole.
Review Quotes:
"The Roman encyclopedist Pliny the Elder noted that trees were the source of more benefits to humankind than any other part or aspect of nature. This volume offers an in depth discussion of the fundamental importance of trees to the cultural fabric of ancient Rome." --Annette Giesecke, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
"I very much enjoyed this lucid and intriguing account of Latin literature up to the age of Augustus and hope that it will reach many newcomers as well as students of Latin - and that Fulkerson and Tatum, or others, will soon undertake the task of writing a follow-up volume on imperial Latin literature." --Greece & Rome "Fox has certainly provided an interesting and valuable overview of trees in ancient Rome, one that will hopefully spark more interest and debate in this fascinating topic." --Rhea Classical Reviews