Living trophies: trees, triumphs, and the subjugation of nature in early Imperial RomeTools Fox, Andrew (2019) Living trophies: trees, triumphs, and the subjugation of nature in early Imperial Rome. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThe aim of this thesis is to examine the cultural significance of trees in Rome and its environs, with a focus on the early Principate. While arboreal studies are prominent in studies of the pre- and post-classical periods, discussion of trees in the Greco-Roman world have been concentrated primarily in a religious context. The thesis exploits the approaches established by post-classical history, geography, and classical studies to explore the role of trees outside of a religious context, focussing primarily on the role of trees as living natural monuments of the city’s triumphal past.
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