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    • Roman gardening was influenced by Egyptian and Persian gardening techniques, through acquaintance with Greek gardening. The gardens of Ancient Persia were organized around rills, known from Pasargadae and other sites. Although archaeological evidence of rills have yet to be found in classical Greek gardens, scholars believe that the Romans learn… See more

    Overview

    Roman gardens and ornamental horticulture became highly developed under Roman civilization, and thrived from 150 BC to 350 AD. The Gardens of Lucullus (Horti Lucullani), on the Pincian Hill in Rome, introduced … See more

    Uses

    Roman gardens were built to suit a range of activities. Initially, lower class Romans used kitchen gardens as a source of food to provide for their families and mainly grew herbs and vegetables. In Ancient Latium, a garden wa… See more

    Places for a garden

    Gardens were usually built in one of six structures:
    This free-standing structure was usually one story, containing multiple rooms for everyday activities and an atrium toward the front of the … See more

    What were Greek gardens like in ancient times?
    Greek gardens in ancient times were more modest and less formalized compared to the grand, elaborate gardens of later Roman and Renaissance periods. However, they still held significant cultural, religious, and aesthetic value.
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