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A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.

A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

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Gardens, Roman

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A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.