Citrium: A miraculous fruit. Investigating the uses of citrus fruit in the Western Mediterranean according to ancient Greek and Latin texts
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15 janvier 2018
- doi: 10.4000/books.pcjb.2196
- eisbn: 9782918887775
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agrumes (culture) archéobotanique agrumes (histoire) citrus fruit archaeobotany citrus cultivation Mediterranean History & Archaeology HIS000000 HBCiter ce document
Clémence Pagnoux, « Citrium: A miraculous fruit. Investigating the uses of citrus fruit in the Western Mediterranean according to ancient Greek and Latin texts », Publications du Centre Jean Bérard, ID : 10.4000/books.pcjb.2196
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Greek and Latin writers describe a fruit named citrium in Latin and kitrion in Greek, whose features appear to be those of a citrus fruit. However, whereas several writers mention the tree, its fruit and their characteristics, the identification of one or several species remains uncertain. Ancient texts provide scant information about how or when citrus fruit reached Greece and Italy, but they do give an insight into its perception by ancient writers. Several treatises on medicine mention cit...