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Let's Talk About Roman Gardens

Mon. Dec. 7, 2020

Oak tree with birds, wall painting in the underground gardenOnce again, Dr. Victoria Austen is transporting us from the chilly Winnipeg winter to lush Roman gardens!

This time, Dr. Austen is featured on ClassicalFix, a Classics and Ancient History Blog. Dr. Austen joins several other scholars for the "Let's Talk about Roman Gardens" series.

In this Q&A with blogger Tony Potter, Dr. Austen talks about her research on Roman gardens and tells us why she thinks they are worth studying, what they can tell us about the ancient Roman world, and what potential future research can be done.

Read the full Q&A on the blog

 

 

 

 

Image from Wikipedia's Villa of Livia entry, available in the public domain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_Livia