Res Rusticae, 3.1.10

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose See all items with this value
Century Range
1st century BCE See all items with this value
Location of Display
Rome See all items with this value
Author
Varro See all items with this value
Reference
Res Rusticae, 3.1.10
Language
Latin See all items with this value
Quotation
Cum enim villam haberes opere tectorio et intestino ac pavimentis nobilibus lithostrotis spectandam et parum putasses esse, ni tuis quoque litteris exornati parietes essent, ego quoque, quo ornatior ea esse posset fructu, quod facere possem, haec ad te misi, recordatus de ea re sermones, quos de villa perfecta habuissemus.lithostrotis spectandam et parum putasses esse, ni tuis quoque litteris exornati parietes essent, ego quoque, quo ornatior ea esse posset fructu, quod facere possem, haec ad te misi, recordatus de ea re sermones, quos de villa perfecta habuissemus.
Part of Speech
Adjective (compound) See all items with this value
Participle (passive) See all items with this value
Adjective (Comparative) See all items with this value
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Domestic Structure See all items with this value
Object/ Person Ornamented
Villa of Pinnius
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Painting: Wall Painting See all items with this value
Visual Work: Mosaic See all items with this value
Visual Work: Inlay See all items with this value
Nature See all items with this value
Medium/a Ornamenting
Fresco, inlay, mosaics; pun suggesting books or inscriptions
Lavish and well-cared for land and gardens
Item Identifier
A00173
Determination
Derived directly from text
Item sets
1st century BCE
Architecture (Ornamented)
Painting
Building
Domestic Structure
Mosaic
Inlay
Wall Paintings
Nature
Wall Painting - Ornamenting - Definite