About Columella
Lived AD 4 – AD 70 (aged 65–66). Columella was a Roman writer and poet.
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella was a Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.
His in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and cuisine, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, , is usually attributed to him.
In 1794 the Spanish botanists José Antonio Pavón Jiménez and Hipólito Ruiz López named a genus of Peruvian asterid Columellia in his honour.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Columella?
Roman writer on agriculture
When was Columella born?
Columella was born in AD 4 in Cádiz.
When did Columella die?
Columella died in AD 70 in Taranto.
What was Columella's occupation?
Columella was a writer and poet.
What nationality was Columella?
Columella was Roman.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Columella. https://biography.guide/columella/
MLA: "Columella." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/columella/.
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