Wanderings in the Roman campagna . the elder, step-father of Nero, twice consul, orator, who used to kissand embrace its trunk, and lie under its shade and pourlibations over its roots. The tree beloved by Passienuscan be identified by its proximity to an ilex, thirtv-fourfeet in girth, from the roots of which spring ten trunks,each forming a tree of extraordinary size. This ilex isa forest in itself. The period of the naturalization of the olive on theslopes of the Catillus and on the banks of the Aniocannot be determined; the species was perhaps im-ported by the Pelasgians. In Roman times, h
Wanderings in the Roman campagna . the elder, step-father of Nero, twice consul, orator, who used to kissand embrace its trunk, and lie under its shade and pourlibations over its roots. The tree beloved by Passienuscan be identified by its proximity to an ilex, thirtv-fourfeet in girth, from the roots of which spring ten trunks,each forming a tree of extraordinary size. This ilex isa forest in itself. The period of the naturalization of the olive on theslopes of the Catillus and on the banks of the Aniocannot be determined; the species was perhaps im-ported by the Pelasgians. In Roman times, however,olive plantations cannot have been extensive, consider-ing that the sunny slopes over which they now spreadand prosper were at that time occupied by gardens andpleasure grounds. With the abandonment and destruc-tion of the villas the oil-making industry gained a document of the year 945, published by Bruzza inhis Regesto Tiburtino, several olive yards are regis-tered among the rural properties of the bishopric. In.
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