Ancient Roman Gardens
Chapter Five: GARDEN SCULPTURE compares archaeological evidence with information from ancient writers to give a clear picture of what sort of sculptures might have been displayed in Roman Gardens.
Chapter Six: FLORA AND FAUNA IN GARDENS focuses on plants in gardens, along with the animals that might have been found there.
Chapter Seven: ROMAN GARDENS, THEIR TOOLS AND HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES uses information from ancient writers to give insight into what workers are shown doing in ancient frescos and mosaics and how gardening tools found in archaeological digs may have been used.
Chapter Eight: NON-RESIDENTIAL GARDENS is about market gardens, public gardens, gardens next to tombs, and gardens of inns and dining establishments.
Chapter Ten: CONCLUSIONS brings together all of the information in the previous chapters to present a coherent picture of ancient Roman gardens.
If you are interested in ancient Roman gardens, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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