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Geoponika : farm work : a modern translation of the Roman and Byzantine farming handbook /

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"This remarkable anthology of classical agricultural texts, entitled 'Farm Work' or 'Geoponika', was compiled at the behest of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (AD 913-959). Under his direction a series of handbooks was produced, distilling useful knowle...

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Uniform Title:	Geoponica.
Other Authors:	Cassianus Bassus, Scholasticus, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Emperor of the East, 905-959, Dalby, Andrew, 1947-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tornes , Devon : Prospect Books, 2011.
Subjects:	Agriculture > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Early works to 1800.

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