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Translator's introduction. Contents of the original text: Of the atmosphere, and of the rising and setting of the stars. Of general matters appertaining to agriculture, and of the different kinds of corn. Of the various agricultural duties suitable to each month. Of the cultivation of the vine. Of the making of wine. Of the cultivation of the olive and the making of oil. Of horticulture. Of the animals and insects injurious to plants. Of pigeons and other birds. Of natural sympathies and antipathies, and of the management of bees. Of horses, donkeys and camels. Of the breeding of cattle. Of the breeding of sheep. Of dogs, hares, deer, pigs, and of salting meat. Of fishes.

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Andrew Dalby is a classical and food historian whose translations of Cato and of Byzantine dietary texts (Prospect) have been welcomed, and whose dictionary of classical food (Routledge) and history of spices (California and British Museum) have been universally praised.

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