Carroll, M. (2026). "Rural Estates." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/13d354311c/

Rural Estates

Contributor: Amelia Lamis
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-01

Dates

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Excavation Dates

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Garden Description

Gardens, vineyards and olive groves in the territory of Mytilene are known from a list on a Roman marble inscription that has survived in several fragments (IG XII.2 76-80). The inscription records an apparent census of property taken at an unknown date . Although vineyards and olive groves are the dominant type of rural property, several gardens are listed in Fragment 78b, some of them recorded as being near a house, or located in a particular spot, or as belonging to a named individual.

Bibliography

  • Paton, W.R. 1899. Inscriptiones Graecae XII, 2: Inscriptiones Lesbi, Nesi, Tenedi, Berlin. (MZD)

Keywords

Places