Summary: In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina Jashemski set out to examine the role of ancient Roman gardens in daily life throughout the empire. This study, therefore, includes for the first time, archaeological, literary, and artistic evidence about ancient Roman gardens across the entire Roman Empire from Britain to Arabia. Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in literature and art. Demonstrating the central role and value of gardens in Roman civilization, Jashemski and a distinguished, international team of contributors have created a landmark reference work that will serve as the foundation for future scholarship on this topic.

Contents: 1. The garden in the domus, Eric Morvillez. 2. The roman villa garden - actuality, ideology, and memory, Kim J. Hartswick. 3. The archaeology of gardens in the roman villa - gardens of allusion and production, Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis. 4. Produce gardens - kitchen gardens, vineyards, orchards, and commercial flower gardens, Wilhelmina F. Jashemski. 5. Temple gardens and sacred groves, Maureen Carroll. 6. Gardens in baths and palaestras, Janet DeLaine. 7. Gardens in gymnasia, schools, and scholae, Maureen Carroll. 8. Roman tomb gardens, John Bodel. 9. Greek literary evidence for roman gardens and those of late antiquity, Antony R. Littlewood. 10. Representations of gardens in roman literature, K. Sara Myers. 11. Frescoes in roman gardens - painted worlds, Bettina Bergmann. 12. Mosaics and nature in the roman domus - cultural allusions, Amina-Aïcha Malek. 13. Sculpture in ancient roman gardens, Kim J. Hartswick. 14. Constructing the ancient roman garden, Kathryn L. Gleason and Michele A. Palmer. 15. Water and water technology in roman gardens, Gemma Jansen. 16. Gardening practices and techniques, Wilhelmina F. Jashemski. 17. Plants of the roman garden, Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Kathryn L. Gleason, and Michael Herchenbach. 18. Conclusions - new perspectives on the roman garden and its archaeology, Kathryn L. Gleason, Kim J. Hartswick, Amina-Aïcha Malek, and Michele A. Palmer.

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