Geoponika

Name (meaning "agricultural works") for an extensive collection of Greek and Latin specialist literature on nutrition and agriculture from antiquity and the Middle Ages. These include works by the Carthaginian Mago (4th century BC), the Greek authors Xenophon (430-354 BC), Aristotle (384-322 BC) and Nicandros (197-130 BC), as well as the Roman authors Cato the Elder (197-130 BC). BC), as well as the Roman authors Cato the Elder (234-149 BC), Varro (116-27 BC), Vergil (70-19 BC), Pliny the Elder (23-79) and Columella (1st century). However, reference is also made to other authors of late antiquity whose works are no longer extant. The Geoponika is of great, influential value in terms of knowledge about ancient food and drink culture, as well as viticulture and winemaking, and has often been reprinted.

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