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(Mis)management of Roman groves

Fox, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4106-1439 (2024) (Mis)management of Roman groves. Classical Quarterly. ISSN 1471-6844

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1017/S0009838824000041

Abstract/Summary

The management and mismanagement of Roman groves was a dangerous issue, and intentional and unintentional violations of these spaces could be severely punished. In spite of this, groves remained loosely defined by Romans and their boundaries were commonly misunderstood, a confusion that has continued into modern scholarship, where groves are understood as either a clearing in a wood or a dark space lit by artificial lighting. This article takes up this discussion, and explores the nature of a grove as a well-attested space of ancient forest management that influences later conversations on the nature of wooded spaces in more recent periods.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Classics
ID Code:115658
Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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